The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Dons striker Cosgrove off to Birmingham in £2m move
Aberdeen striker Sam Cosgrove has completed his move to Birmingham.
The former Carlisle player has signed a contract that will run until June 2024 after the Dons accepted an undisclosed fee which is believed to be around the £2 million mark.
The 24-year-old rejected a move to French side Guingamp in the summer but jumped at the chance to move to the Sky Bet Championship.
He said: “As soon as the interest was there from Birmingham it was a nobrainer from me and I’m really delighted to get it over the line.”
Cosgrove scored 47 goals in 103 appearances for Aberdeen after joining in a £30,000 deal three years ago.
After a slow start, he netted 21 goals in his first full season and 23 in last term’s curtailed campaign before finding the net three times in 16 matches since
returning from a pre-season injury.
Dons boss Derek Mcinnes told his club’s website: “We wish Sam well.
“He’s been a good servant to us, but we felt it was the right time for him to move on, on the back of the offer we received, and with 18 months left on his contract.
“The improvement in Sam since he arrived is clear for all to see and I’ve no doubt he will go on and do well at Birmingham.
“We have benefited greatly from his goals and overall contribution to the team and we wish him all the best in the future.”
● Sunderland have signed striker Ross Stewart from Ross County.
The 24-year-old’s County contract was due to expire in the summer and the Dingwall club accepted an offer reported to be worth around £300,000.
The versatile forward has scored 28 goals for County since moving from St Mirren in the summer of 2018.
After signing a two-anda-half-year deal, with Sunderland holding another year’s option, Stewart told his new club’s website: “When the opportunity came to come to Sunderland, I just wanted to get it done as soon as I could.
“I will give 100% in every game. I’m a very committed and hard-working player, and as a striker, hopefully I can bring a lot of goals to the club as well.”