Barnsley have sold Sessi D'Almeida and Stefan Payne to league One clubs Blackpool and Shrewsbury. Central midfielder D'Almeida, 21, signed last summer and came off the bench three times in August 2016 but a major knee injury ruled him out for the rest of the season. The Benin international had featured in pre-season but was not involved in any of Barnsley's games so far this season. Payne, who turned 26 earlier this month, never started a game for the Reds after signing from non-league Dover in May last year. He has come off the bench 12 times including for the first three games of this season but Barnsley have since signed Mamadou Thiam and are aiming to bring in another striker. Payne scored twice in 12 games on loan to Shrewsbury last season.
