Buddies close in on Lyons

St Mirren are understood to be closing in on a loan deal for midfielder Brad Lyons, after he penned a permanent contract with Blackburn Rovers.

Lyons yesterday joined Rovers, having spent the first half of the season on loan from Saints boss Oran Kearney’s former side Coleraine.

It now looks like he’ll be loaned out to the Buddies until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old originally arrived from Coleraine in August and has now put pen-to-paper on an 18-month deal through to June 2020.

An attack-minded midfielder, Lyons has impressed for Rovers’ Under-23s during the first half of the 2018-19 season, scoring three goals in 13 appearances for Damien Johnson’s side.

The bright prospect, who made over 100 appearances for Coleraine after progressing through their youth ranks, has trained with Rovers’first team in recent weeks.

It is believed that Kearney is keen to be re-united with the youngster, who has been linked with a move to Paisley since Kearney joined Saints.