30-12-2023, 16:56
League Two club Walsall have signed defender Evan Weir from Drogheda United and agreed a new deal with midfielder Jack Earing until the summer of 2025.
Weir joins on an 18-month deal, with the option of a further year, and will be loaned back to the Irish club before rejoining the Saddlers next summer.
The 21-year-old has scored five goals in 56 appearances for Drogheda since joining two seasons ago.
Earing, 24, returned in December from 11 months out with a torn ACL.
He joined the Saddlers from National League side FC Halifax Town in the summer of 2021 and has scored five times in 71 appearances, including a goal in Friday's 3-1 win over Wrexham.
Weir's signing, which will be completed on New Year's Day when the January transfer window reopens, is subject to international clearance as well as EFL and FA approval.
"He is a really good young player with a fantastic future and we were pleased to get his signature over a lot of other clubs who were looking at him," Walsall head coach Mat Sadler said.
"The standard of football in the Irish Premier League is a very good standard, we have seen that with the players that are coming over. We have seen it with Ross Tierney who we have in the building ourselves."
Weir joins on an 18-month deal, with the option of a further year, and will be loaned back to the Irish club before rejoining the Saddlers next summer.
The 21-year-old has scored five goals in 56 appearances for Drogheda since joining two seasons ago.
Earing, 24, returned in December from 11 months out with a torn ACL.
He joined the Saddlers from National League side FC Halifax Town in the summer of 2021 and has scored five times in 71 appearances, including a goal in Friday's 3-1 win over Wrexham.
Weir's signing, which will be completed on New Year's Day when the January transfer window reopens, is subject to international clearance as well as EFL and FA approval.
"He is a really good young player with a fantastic future and we were pleased to get his signature over a lot of other clubs who were looking at him," Walsall head coach Mat Sadler said.
"The standard of football in the Irish Premier League is a very good standard, we have seen that with the players that are coming over. We have seen it with Ross Tierney who we have in the building ourselves."
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