Ryan returned to England when he signed for Rovers in January 2022 from Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee

Born in Northampton, Hedges came through the youth ranks at Everton, before signing his first professional contract with Swansea City.

During his four years at the Liberty Stadium, he had loan spells with Leyton Orient, Stevenage and Yeovil Town, before Barnsley secured his services on a permanent deal in January 2017.

His impressive performances for the Tykes saw him rewarded with international recognition, with Hedges making his debut for Wales in a friendly against Panama in November 2017. He has since earned further international caps against Uruguay and Trinidad & Tobago.

During his time at Oakwell, Hedges played 59 games for the club and helped Barnsley earn automatic promotion to the Championship in 2018-19.

The versatile winger, who can play in a variety of attacking areas, joined Aberdeen at the end of that season, making his Dons debut in the Europa League soon after.

He helped Aberdeen finish fourth in the Scottish Premiership in his first two seasons at Pittodrie and won both the Players’ Player of the Year and Player of the Year awards after an impressive 2020-21 campaign, in which he scored nine goals in 32 appearances.