St. Mirren Tighten Up Defence With Signing of Jamaican Internationalist

St. Mirren have completed the signing of centre back Richard King from Cavalier FC of the Jamaican Premier League, after a failed attempt to snap up the 23 year-old in January. King signs for the Buddies on a two year deal, with the Paisley side holding the option of one-year extension. The centre half becomes Stephen Robinson’s third signing of the summer, after the club permanently signed former loanees Killian Phillips and Roland Idowu. King will join up with his St. Mirren teammates upon his return from the CONCACAF Gold Cup with Jamaica under Steve McLaren as he looks to add to the 30 caps he has to his name already. St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson said: “We had tracked him [King] for a long time and kept up with his progress. He’s quick, he’s strong and he’s a project for us as well as it’s a step up in level. “I had a really good conversation with Richard and the Cavalier owner and we are aligned in our thinking in terms of giving Richard a good platform. “We think Richard will add real competition to the boys we’ve already got and give us another option in that department.”