'He would be a terrific addition' - United nearing Campbell deal

30-01-2025

Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin says Allan Campbell would be a "terrific addition" as he confirmed the club are in talks to sign the Luton Town midfielder.Scotland cap Campbell, 26, joined the English Championship side in summer 2021 from Motherwell. He has spent the last 18 months on loan, at Millwall and currently Charlton."He is a player we are speaking to and the negotiations are going back and forward between Allan's representatives and my chief executive, so I am hoping for a bit of good news later on in the day," said Goodwin."I think he would be a terrific addition to the squad, there is no surprise to me that other teams in Scotland are taking notice of his availability."He has great Premiership experience, he played in excess of 130 games for Motherwell at a really high level."He got a great move down south to Luton, was pivotal in helping them in their Championship push in to the Premier League and at this stage, the conversations are ongoing. We would love to bring him in."Meanwhile, Goodwin feels United have "done what is right for the club" after 18-year-old midfielder Alan Domeracki became the latest Tangerines prospect to move to England.Domeracki, who did not make a first-team appearance for United, has joined English Championship side Norwich City for an undisclosed fee in a deal that includes "significant" performance based add-ons and a large sell-on clause.Goodwin said: "We need to look at our game up here in terms of the development of these young players and trying to bridge the gap between Under-18s and first-team football."At the moment we don't have a good enough set-up for that and the attraction of England for these players is that there are obviously great facilities, they have an Under-21 league these guys can play in for the next two, possibly three, seasons and continue their physical development."We feel we have done what is right for the club in this instance. The player is happy, we are happy with the fee and obviously there are some contingencies within there as well depending on the success of both players."

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