Thomson and Mallon Sign City Deals
Declan Devine has been busy this week as his side ramp up preparations for the league restart on 31 July.
The Derry boss has this morning announced the addition of Joe Thomson, a 23-year old midfielder who has had spells at several Scottish clubs, beginning at Celtic.
Thomson last played for Dunfermline in the Scottish Championship where he spent a couple of seasons, making 38 appearances for the East End Park outfit.
He has penned an 18-month contract at the Brandywell and arrived in the city last night to meet his new team mates.
Devine has also landed a fantastic coup by securing an extension to Stephen Mallon’s loan deal from Sheffield United until the end of the season.
Mallon was in scintillating form for the Candystripes just before the season postponement and his extension will be warmly welcomed by Derry fans.
The manager was upbeat about the resumption of the campaign and confirmed that there may well be further additions to the squad before then.
“I’m delighted with the business we’ve done today but we still have plenty of irons in the fire.”
“Getting Stevie’s contract extended is fantastic for us. He’s a talented lad and has a huge future in the game.”
“Lockdown probably came at the wrong time for him as he was absolutely flying, but he looks really sharp in training and I have no doubt Stevie will have a huge role to play for us when we start back up.”
Turning to his new signing, the manager was sure the fans would take to him very quickly.
“Joe is quality. He made his senior debut for Celtic aged just 17 and has plenty of experience playing at a good level in Scotland.”
“He’s somebody we’ve had an eye on for a while and was in the same Academy team as Mickey Duffy.”
“Joe likes to get forward from midfield and he will give us great options in several positions.”
“Our midfield looks really strong now- Jack Malone and Ciaron Harkin have also looked impressive since coming back. Factor in Conor McCormack, Gerardo Bruna and Conor Clifford and we have the options to go with two, three or four in the middle of the park as necessary.”
“We are continuing to look to strengthen in other areas too and I have no doubt we’ll be ready to go at the end of the month.”
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