▁sign ▁for ▁New port ▁County . ▁ ▁Review ▁ ▁Pre - season ▁ ▁The ▁squad ▁returned ▁for ▁pre - season ▁training ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July . ▁The ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁pre - season ▁saw ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁three ▁new ▁sign ings , ▁attack ing ▁mid f iel der ▁Ot is ▁Khan ▁joined ▁from ▁Bar ns ley ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁signing ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract , ▁forward ▁Tom ▁E aves ▁also ▁signed ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁having ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers , ▁while ▁def ender ▁Li am ▁She ph ard ▁rejo ined ▁on ▁a ▁six - month ▁loan ▁deal ▁from ▁Sw anse a ▁City . ▁The ▁following ▁day ▁Ye ov il ▁confirmed ▁two ▁further ▁sign ings , ▁former ▁West ▁B rom wich ▁Alb ion ▁full - back ▁Josh ▁E ze we le , ▁and ▁mid f iel der ▁Joe ▁Le a ▁from ▁South am pton ▁both ▁on ▁one - year ▁contract s . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁July , ▁Ye ov il ▁confirmed ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁w inger ▁Ryan ▁Hed ges ▁on ▁a ▁six - month ▁loan ▁deal ▁from ▁Sw anse a ▁City . ▁ ▁Ye ov il ' s ▁first ▁friendly ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁saw ▁them ▁travel ▁to ▁Southern ▁League ▁Premier ▁side ▁Dor chester ▁Town , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July . ▁Ye ov il ' s ▁squad ▁included ▁eight ▁trial ists , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁former ▁Nor wich ▁City ▁forward ▁J amar ▁Lo za ▁scored ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory . ▁One