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July 28, 2024 admin Other clubs 0

Motherwell close to signing Newcastle Jets striker Apostolos Stamatelopoulos, says boss Stuart Kettlewell

The Steelmen are set to seal another signing ahead of the new Premkiership season

Stuart Kettlewell confirmed that Motherwell are close to signing recently-capped Australia forward Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.

Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell

The Newcastle Jets striker, who scored 17 times in the A-League last season and earned his first Socceroos cap against Palestine last month, has been lined up to fill the void left by Theo Bair, who joined French Ligue 1 side Auxerre for a seven-figure fee last week.

However, Kettlewell played down suggestions that the Fir Park club are paying a transfer fee of £260,000 for the 25-year-old.

“Apostolos is traveling over to Scotland just now and I can confirm there is an agreement in place subject to medical,” he said at a press conference on Friday ahead of Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup match against Partick Thistle.

“His partner was due to give birth on Monday so that has delayed proceedings by a couple of days. He’s someone we have been tracking and following for a while. We would hope if we can get him past that medical in the next day or so, I would love to think he starts to come into the mix and our group right away.

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“I don’t want to say too much more than that, but I think it is important that I do confirm the rumours that are out there because I am always dispelling them when I think they are absolute nonsense but this one is accurate, although some of the details in terms of numbers and finances are very inaccurate, I have to say.

“However, he is travelling and is someone we believe is coming with real good pedigree. He has 17 goals in 24 games last season in the A League and has been part of the all-star team, so he is someone, that at 25, we believe can develop at this football club and hopefully pitch in with what is a real good history of number nines.

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