News: United sign Australian striker on pre-contract
Next season's attacking options are coming from the A League.
Dundee United have agreed a pre-contract with Newcastle Jets striker Lachlan Rose.
The 26-year-old will come to Tannadice in July on a two-year deal, Sky Sports News reports.
It is the second new signing for the 26/27 season after United announced that fellow A-Leaguer Jesse Randall will join the club in the summer.
Rose is the second top scorer in the A League with eight goals, just behind Randall, who has scored nine.
That makes it three Australian attackers in the United squad next season, including Zac Sapsford.
The 23-year-old, who was signed from Western Sydney Wanderers, started the season as one of United’s brightest prospects but has struggled to find his previous form in recent months.
Sibbald still out and Trapa scan fears
Craig Sibbald will be missing for at least another two weeks as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
The midfielder has missed four games so far and a mid-week update from club medics has been ruled out of this weekend’s Derby.
Manager Jim Goodwin said: “We are looking at probably another couple of weeks for him to return. He’s on track in terms of what the recovery guidelines were from the medical team.”
Things looks less straight forward for Kristijan Trapanovski who is awaiting the results of a scan on his knee.
The winger was forced off after half an hour at the Falkirk Stadium last week.
In other news:
A Dundee United fan has been fined £320 and banned from attending football games for a year after racially abusing a steward at Pittodrie. Vikki Ogilvie, 43, has previous form for getting drunk and harassing stadium staff. She certainly won’t be missed.
Luca Stephenson insists that United’s season isn’t over and there’s ‘still a lot to play for’. The 22-year-old Liverpool loanee, who has filled in as captain during his second season at Tannadice, told The Courier that the team are motivated to “finish this season as strongly as we can.”