Mitchell joins Saints on a season-long loan deal
St Johnstone have announced the signing of goalkeeper Conor Mitchell on a season-long loan from Burnley.
The Northern Ireland Under-21 international trained with the Saints squad towards the end of last week before manager Tommy Wright moved to sign the 22-year-old to add to his goalkeeping options which include Zander Clark and Mark Hurst.
Speaking to the club’s official website, Mitchell said: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the club.
“As soon as I heard about St Johnstone’s interest in me I jumped at the chance to come here.
“My aim for this season was always to get myself out on loan and break away from the academy system. Scotland is a great place for me because it provides a good platform if I do well and it’s great exposure.
“As a big football fan and a Northern Irish lad, I’ve followed the career of the manager and the fact he was a goalkeeper as well can only be a good thing for me.”
Mitchell has been impressed with what he has witnessed on the training ground.
He said: “Training was of a very high standard but I knew what to expect already because I had spoken with Kyle Mcclean before I came up here.
“It’s a really tight-knit bunch and the lads have been brilliant with me since I arrived.
“I think it’s always good to have healthy competition and hopefully I can push Zander and Hursty and they can push me too.
“I’m looking forward to getting going and showing what I can do and I’m really excited about the season ahead at St Johnstone.”