St Johnstone have secured the signing of Arsenal academy product Charlie Gilmour on a deal until the end of the season.
The midfielder has featured for Scotland at U15, U16, U17 and U19s level. He broke through at Arsenal but only made a couple of Europa League appearances before moving to Norwich City, where he was released following a loan spell in the Dutch second tier with Telstar last season.
Gilmour said of his move: “I’m delighted to sign for St. Johnstone and I’m just excited to get started and get back into a routine. It’s an opportunity to play in a good league and obviously with my connection to Scotland being half-Scottish makes it an exciting move for me personally.
“It’s exciting as a player to come to St. Johnstone. The club has been getting great results recently to move up the table and obviously there’s a cup final to come.
“Coming in I only knew Glenn Middleton from the youth setup with Scotland so it’s good to have a familiar face. But I feel like I’m a character who gets on well with anyone anyway.
“I’m a defensive midfielder and try to just do my best and work hard every day as much as I can. I like to have the ball and keep the ball, and I just want to do it in St. Johnstone colours.
“St. Johnstone is the next chapter in my career. I’m excited to be here, my family is excited to have me playing in Scotland – particularly my nan and grandad who still live in Scotland.
“I’m looking forward to be being around the first team every day and to show what I can do. I just want to progress and be the best person I can be on and off the pitch and see where that takes me.”
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