Dundee United are poised to announce the signing of Tony Watt after the Tannadice club met Motherwell's demands for the striker.
Watt had already signed a pre-contract to join United in the summer but talks have been ongoing over whether or not he could move this month.
Now he is set to link up with Dundee United for their return to Premiership action against St Mirren on Tuesday night after agreeing a fee with Motherwell.
Watt is the club's top scorer and will bring an end to his spell with the Steelmen ahead of their trip to Ross County, boss Graham Alexander confirmed at his press conference ahead of the game.
The striker signed for the Steelmen under Stephen Robinson back in 2020. He has netted 19 times with 11 assists for the Fir Park club.
'Well boss Graham Alexander is not looking for a direct replacement for Watt as there is enough depth in his squad to cope with the loss.
The Fir Park gaffer says he knew from the summer that Watt was probably leaving, but a fee was agreed over the weekend.
Alexander said: "We've agreed a fee this morning with Dundee United for Tony, so at some point today Tony will be a Dundee United player, and that's where it is.
"We had a conversation on Saturday after we trained, me and Tony, and over the weekend the club have agreed a fee which we find acceptable.
"I think that's just it getting officially done as we speak, so that's where it is.
"Everything we do is for the best for the club, that's what my responsibility is, that's what we're in control of, so everything we do is with the club's best interest at heart, and the team's.
"We knew the potential situation, we knew in the summer where he was going. We decided on a course of action which we would be content with, and if it happened, we were happy for him to go, and if it didn't. we were happy for him to stay.
"It has turned out that we're happy for him to go, because all that criteria was met, and now we move on to the next stage, which is the game tomorrow, with the players we have.
"We're not looking for a direct replacement for Tony, we feel we have the players already here at the club to keep the results going, and that's where we are."
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