Town target Barry Cotter is on his way over from Ireland to complete the formalities relating to his move from Limerick to the Blues, which TWTD was first to reveal on Friday, ahead of today’s 11pm deadline.
The clubs have agreed a fee for the 19-year-old right-back or midfielder, believed to be €80,000 (around £70,000) - more than Brentford paid for striker Chiedozie Ogbene, a player we understand Town were also keen to sign, earlier in the week - plus add-ons and a sell-on clause.
Cotter, who recently spent time on trial at Playford Road, is flying over today to undergo a medical and sign his contract with the deal expected to be completed without a hitch, although often international clearance - which wouldn’t prevent the move from being rubber-stamped ahead of the deadline - taking a little while longer to go through.
Capped three times by the Republic of Ireland at U19 level, Cotter made nine League of Ireland Premier Division starts and two sub appearances for Limerick during the 2017 Irish season, his first-team breakthrough campaign.
Limerick FC gain global attention for signing of Neymar lookalike Barry Cotter #TransferNews http://t.co/H1OKeM2kL9 pic.twitter.com/TVfVO07uJH– Irish Post Sport (@IrishPostSport) August 28, 2015
Three years ago, when joining Limerick, Cotter went viral across the globe due to his resemblance to Brazilian star Neymar.
Meanwhile, it’s still expected to be a quiet deadline day at Town, although we understand the Blues are looking to get one or two of their younger fringe players out on loan to gain experience before the window closes.
As reported earlier, George Fowler is expected to complete his permanent switch to loan club Aldershot.