Motherwell stalwart Keith Lasley will quit Fir Park to replace Tony Fitzpatrick as St Mirren’s new chief executive.
Record Sport understands a compensation package has been agreed between the clubs, with Lasley set to take the reins in Paisley at the end of this campaign.
The 42-year-old has spent the last 15 years as a player and coach in Lanarkshire but is now set to link up with former Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson after being head hunted by Saints’ board.
An announcement is expected before the end of this week but a source close to the deal told us: “Keith is excited at the vision St Mirren’s board have laid out for the club and wants to play a part in those plans.”
Lasley played for Motherwell from 1999 to 2004, leaving to spend just two years at Plymouth Argyle before returning in 2006.
He retired from playing in 2017 to immediately step into the role as Robinson's assistant, and stepped up as interim boss when Robinson resigned in December 2020.
Graham Alexander was happy to keep him on and Lasley penned a new one year deal last summer to bring him in line with the boss and fellow assistant Chris Lucketti.
But with that deal close to expiring he finally appears set to move on.
