Steven MacLean says St Johnstone are の近くに to first summer 調印
Steven MacLean 収容する／認めるs he is “very の近くに” to his first summer 調印 at St Johnstone まっただ中に 報告（する）／憶測s that goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov is on his way to McDiarmid Park.
The 26-year-old Bulgarian, who was most recently at Cambridge, has been ひどく linked with a move to the Perth club.
Speaking ahead of the ViaPlay Cup opener away to League Two 味方する Stenhousemuir on Saturday ? Alloa, Ayr and Stirling are also in the group ? MacLean would not be drawn on 憶測 linking him with Mitov but said: “Ideally I would like to have a couple of more players in but I am comfortable with what I have got and really looking 今後 to the game.
“We are very の近くに to one. I will let you 推測する.
“Hopefully that will be done soon and other things are happening.
“We maybe 行方不明になるd out on one yesterday, he chose to go somewhere else but things are starting to move.
New 調印 is の近くに says St Johnstone boss Steven MacLean (Graeme Hart/PA)
“You can see 的s that we had t hat were maybe a ‘no’ are starting to come around. It is getting there. But we still want 質.”
On the 支配する of goalkeepers, MacLean 認める 競争 was needed for 22-year-old Ross Sinclair, who was on 貸付金 to Montrose for the first part of last season.
The former Saints striker and coach said: “I have always said it. I want to bring in a keeper to challenge Ross and 押し進める him.
“Ross is a 最高の，を越す keeper and hopefully will be a St Johnstone player for a long time?but it is important that you have 競争 for places.”
MacLean is looking for a lively start to the season from his 味方する.
St Johnstone drew their first two ViaPlay Cup 関係 last season against Annan and Queen of the South and failed to get out the group, setting the トン for a season of struggle which ended with MacLean taking over from Callum Davidson in April and steering the Perth club away from relegation.
He said: “It is 大規模な for the club that we get out of this group 行う／開催する／段階.
“I want to 勝利，勝つ the four games and 最高の，を越す of the group and be seeded 同様に. Every game in its own 権利 will be difficult.
“It is the old 説 that for the lower league teams, games against us will be their cup final and they will work that bit harder so it is important that we have a good mind-始める，決める and good 態度 and go into the games 前向きに／確かに.”
MacLean 明らかにする／漏らすd striker Chris Kane will 行方不明になる the season opener with an ankle 傷害 that 要求するs a ざっと目を通す.
He said: “He rolled his ankle and there is a little bit of 不快. We have got him a ざっと目を通す to （疑いを）晴らす up any 疑問 and hopefully it comes 支援する （疑いを）晴らす.”
