Partick Thistle manager Ian McCall has confirmed his club are close to signing a new defender ahead of the Championship season.
The Jags can guarantee their place in the Premier Sports Cup last 16 by beating Montrose at Firhill this afternoon to confirm their place as Group B's top side above Kilmarnock. They've bolstered their striker ranks with former Dens Park striker Danny Mullen this week and McCall says another recruit may be on the way.
It won't be this weekend as he could be in cup duty for his current club on Saturday, but the Partick Thistle manager is hopeful of having him at his disposal for the opening day of the second tier season versus Dundee in a week's time. He said: "I think we are close now [to adding a defender]. He may be playing for his club today and he is not one I could have done now anyway.
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"He has already played in the League Cup. We are hoping to get that done early in the week. It will just be a loan up until January with a view to maybe even longer.
"The player in question will cover both sides at full-back, can play in a back three and is quite experienced at that level. So we are hoping to get that done but we'll see."
On the Montrose match, McCall added: "It will be a really tough game but we know that the win takes us through and that's what we will try and do."
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