St Patrick's Athletic sign Tom Grivosti frm Ross County

St Patrick's Athletic have added defender Tom Grivosti to their ranks ahead of the upcoming League of Ireland season.

The 22-year-old joins from Scottish Premier League side Ross County on a permanent deal.

Most recently, the Liverpool native had been on loan with Scottish League Two side Elgin City for the first half of this season, making 13 appearances.

Grivosti began his career at the Bolton Wanderers but failed to make a first-team appearance for the Trotters and joined Ross County in 2017.

Manager Tim Clancy had this to say about his arrival: “Tom is a great signing for us. Jon Daly (Assistant Manager) knows him well from working in Scotland and we feel he'll add a lot of our defensive options and the squad in general.

“With Lee Desmond moving to America, it was an important position for us to address and we've got some really good players in that area now.

“Tom has signed today along with the other centre-backs like Paddy Barrett, Joe Redmond James Abankwah etc. so we are in a good place.

“He is an excellent defender and very good on the ball he's at a great age too for a centre-back and he's one that myself, Jon and the staff are excited to get working with."

Assistant manager Jon Daly seems to have been integral in getting the deal done.

"I'm really happy to be here and can't wait to get started. Jon Daly got in contact with Ross County and then my agent told me about it at the weekend,” Grivosti revealed.

“I spoke to Jon and he told me about the league and the club and where they want things to go.

“I came over and had a look around the club and met the gaffer (Tim Clancy), I was really impressed and happy to get things sorted.”

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