THOR PROMISES TO BRING THE THUNDER BACK TO ST MIRREN
ISAK THORVALDSSON became St Mirren’s second signing of the day after he joined the Buddies following the recruitment of Joe Shaughnessy.
The Icelandic midfielder, 19, joins on a season-long loan deal from Norwich and the Canaries retain the option to recall the player in January. Irish defender Shaughnessy signed on a two-year deal after leaving Southend. Capped at Under-19s level for Iceland, Thorvaldsson began his career with his local club Afturelding before joining Norwich in 2017. In January 2020, he signed a loan deal with English League One play-off semi-finalists Fleetwood.
Speaking to stmirren.com, Thorvaldsson said: ‘I’m really excited to get back to playing after meeting all the boys. I’m an explosive player who likes to get into tackles and fight for the team. I just want to help the team as much as I can and show what I’m capable of.’
Buddies boss Jim Goodwin said: ‘We’ve managed to develop a really good relationship with the guys at Norwich and had great success with Akin Famewo last season.
‘Isak is an Iceland youth international and will probably be in the under-21 squad for them when it next comes about. ‘He’s a midfielder who can do a little bit of everything. He’s a physical player but also technically very good and I’m really looking forward to seeing him.’ Meanwhile, Shaughnessy yesterday revealed Goodwin had ‘sold the club’ to him. The 28-year-old, whose deal is subject to international clearance, said: ‘I’m very happy to get everything over the line. The manager really sold the club to me. His ambition came across really well any time I spoke to him and it made me feel like there is something starting here and I want to be a part of it.’ Goodwin added: ‘We have been in constant dialogue with Joe since he left Southend United and we are delighted that we have been able to get him signed up. ‘He is a fantastic leader and a really good character as well.’