Saints About To Make Their First Signing Of The Summer
Saints have agreed terms with Celtic for midfielder Stuart Armstrong with the club now free to negotiate with the 26-year-old over a potential move.
Saints have held a long-term interest in the Scotland international and have been linked with him over a long period in time and it has been reported by the BBC that Saints are ready to pay an initial fee of £7m for a player who has been an integral part of the Celtic side over the past 3 1/2 years although he has fallen out of favour a little this season with his desire to move South of the border..
Armstrong is nowl now begin discussing his own terms with Saints, ahead of a potential move and media reports are saying that the player is said to be keen to make.
The former Dundee United player signed a new two-year contract at Celtic last summer, and is now entering the final year of that deal, with his desire to move to the Premier League well known Celtic are keen to cash in now.
Armstrong will not be a signing that will excite Saints fans, but at 26 he has a good mixture of youth and experience and is perhaps an indication that Saints are now keen to revamp their squad after the disappointments of the last year..
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