VALIANTS AT THE DEADLINE DOUBLE

Attacking midfielder Hall and striker Cole join Vale on the final day of transfer window

- Clive Youlton

PORT Vale have bolstered their ranks with a double signing - attacking midfielder George Hall from Birmingham City and striker Devante Cole after he was allowed to leave West Bromwich Albion.

Both men linked up with the squad ahead of the club's Football League Trophy clash at home to Leeds United Under-21s tonight.

Hall, aged 21, has played more than 40 times for The Blues' first team having joined the club in 2012 as an academy graduate. He scored two goals in his four-year spell with the club.

The former England youth international is the 12th new signing of the summer at Vale Park. He joins the Valiants on an initial three-year deal, having made a total of 22 appearances on loan at League Two side Walsall last season.