Airdrieonians have signed former Motherwell defender Aaron Taylor-Sinclair after his release from the Diamonds' League One rivals Falkirk.
The 31-year-old, whose previous clubs also include Partick Thistle and Livingston, becomes player/boss Rhys McCabe's latest signing of a busy summer and joins subject to SFA approval.
Assistant boss Callum Fordyce stated earlier he wasn't expecting any business to be done today, but the Diamonds have pulled a late addition out of the bag to boost their squad in time for Saturday's League One clash at home to FC Edinburgh.
A club statement read: "We are delighted to announce the signing of defender Aaron Taylor-Sinclair, who joins the club after leaving Falkirk, subject to SFA approval.
"31-year-old Taylor-Sinclair can operate in a number of positions in the backline, and brings considerable experience to the squad having featured for a host of clubs around the UK, including Partick Thistle, Wigan Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and Livingston.
"The Aberdeen-born defender has also been capped by Carribbean national side Antigua and Barbuda, qualifying for selection through family.
"After being named as a trialist in Airdrie’s last two match squads, Aaron put pen to paper tonight and told airdriefc.com: “I’m just happy to get it all sorted. I’ve been in three weeks now, training with the lads and getting to meet the manager and the coaching staff.
“I’ve had quite a decent career and it’s quite a young squad here, so I’ll bring some experience and obviously play some games and help the club out.”
Manager Rhys McCabe added: “Sinky’s come in and looked good, and he’ll bring valuable experience. We’re a young squad, so we’ve spoken to him about what we expect him to bring as a senior pro.
“He’s got that versatility, it’s a real plus for us that he can play in two or three positions, and especially in an area that we were looking for a signing anyway.”
It's been a very busy window for McCabe as he aims to put his stamp on the squad he took over from Ian Murray.
Defender Euan Deveney and midfielder Justin Devenny both joined from Kilmarnock, goalkeeper Josh Rae arrived from Queen of the South along with fellow shot-stoppers David Hutton from Alloa and Murray Johnston from Hibs.
Defender Cammy Ballantyne moved from Montrose, midfielder Ben Wylie joined on loan from Celtic B, while StMirren loan duo Dean McMaster, a midfielder, and Lewis Jamieson, a striker, also signed up.
And the club will hope to add another 'one or two' to that tally in the coming days and weeks before the loan window closes at the end of September.
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