Northern Ireland midfielder Liam Donnelly is closing in on a new club with newly-promoted Kilmarnock set to tie up a deal for the 26-year-old.
Donnelly has been a free agent since leaving former club Motherwell, where he has spent the past four years, at the end of last season.
And the former Fulham youth player is close to ending speculation on his future by committing his immediate future to Killie, with a deal expected this week.
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Kilmarnock are currently preparing for life back in the Scottish Premier League after sealing promotion to the top tier as Championship champions last month.
And boss Derek McInnes is keen to enlist Donnelly, who has also played for Hartlepool and Dungannon Swifts, to bolster his defensive and midfield options.
Donnelly scored 13 goals in 71 appearances for Motherwell but his time at Fir Park was disrupted by a knee injury that saw him miss all of the 2020/21 campaign.
The versatile midfielder, who can also play in defence, has been capped four times by Northern Ireland, his last outing coming in a recent 0-0 draw with Cyprus in Larnaca.
Donnelly, who featured 30 times for Motherwell last season, wouldn't be the only Northern Ireland international on Kilmarnock's books with seasoned striker Kyle Lafferty also part of McInnes' squad.
Former Coleraine midfielder Brad Lyons, who joined the club on a two-year deal last summer, and Lee Hodson are also at Rugby Park.
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