Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Trial games on the cards for Terrors
DUNDEE United are set to hold trial games as their plan to bolster their squad continues over the summer.
The Tangerines have confirmed the capture of striker Nicky Clark from Dunfermline and the last week has seen them tie up Fraser Fyvie, Jamie Robson and Deniz Mehmet on new contracts.
The new arrivals will continue for weeks to come with Clark’s fellowPar Fraser Aird and Celtic kid Sam Wardrop among those lined up.
And, as well as targets they’ve been sourcing, United have received a flood of player recommendations from agents and other contacts all over Europe.
They are working through what is a growing list of free agents and rather than have those of interest coming in dribs and drabs once pre-season gets under way next month, the plan will be to bring them over in a group.
They’ll then be watched in training for a few days and one or two games will be organised for manager Csaba Laszlo to see them in action.
Csaba, meanwhile, was delighted to secure the first major new arrival of the summer with the capture of Clark.
“I am very pleased to secure the signing of a proven goal scorer. Nicky has tremendous ability and in addition to scoring he is also very good at reading the game,” he said.
The 26-year-old had the option of staying at Dunfermline, for whom he hit 37 goals in the past two seasons, but admitted the lure of a move to Tannadice was too much to resist.
“I am delighted to be joining a club of the stature of Dundee United and my main intention is to help the team get us up to the Premiership.
“I am really looking forward to this new challenge in my career,” he said.