draft in

English

Verb

draft in (third-person singular simple present drafts in, present participle drafting in, simple past and past participle drafted in)

  1. (sports) Drafting a new rookie player to join a professional team.
    • 2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:
      Klopp was forced into a late reshuffle after a tearful Thiago Alcantara was injured in the warm-up, drafting in Naby Keita as a late replacement.
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