Shamal George and Miguel Freckleton latest arrivals in St Mirren transfer window whirlwind
St Mirren have ramped up their transfer window business after announcing two new additions.
Former Livingston and Wycombe Wanderers keeper Shamal George and Sheffield United defender Miguel Freckleton both signed deals in Paisley on Thursday.
Freckleton has agreed a two-year deal while George is joining on a season-long loan. It now brings the club's summer recruitment drive up to 11 for this season.
Manager Stephen Robinson is delighted to be able to achieve targets he has been monitoring closely for a while.
The arrival of George means Saints will now be looking to loan out Peter Urminsky with the club actively searching for suitors to give him game time. George and Ryan Mullen will battle it out for the No 1 jersey.
'Shamal is a boy we know very well from his time at Livingston,' Robbo said. 'And we feel Ryan Mullen will be the number one goalie for the club.
'But in the right here and right now, we believe Shamal is a very good, top-six Premiership goalkeeper. I think he adds that real presence to us. He's been playing games for Wycombe. He's done a full pre-season so he's ready to go.
'He comes with that experience of going to Celtic Park and going to Ibrox and knowing how to cope with that. We've got very good keepers here and Ryan has really impressed me since he came in.
'But I've got to work in the right now and develop people in the background — and that's what we'll do with both of those boys.'
Freckleton has been on the books of the Blades since 2021 although has not made a competitive appearance for the Brammell Lane outfit.
Having come through Bristol Rovers' academy, he signed for non-league side Mangotsfield United where he went on to make 11 appearances.
The 21-year-old would then be snapped up by the Blades before being sent out on loan to Wealdstone, Yeovil Town and Chesterfield, where he won promotion to the EFL.
He spent last season on loan at Swindon Town, where he played with fellow Saints new boy Tunmise Sobowale, and Robbo added: 'Miguel is a boy that I rate really highly. He reminds me of Richard Taylor but he's played more games than Richard had at that age.
'At 22, Miguel has got 100 games under his belt. He's been brave and gone out on loan and got that experience.
'We think there's real potential there. He's super quick and a big boy. He's still learning the game so expectations have to be tempered. He hasn't done any pre-season really so it will take him a bit of time to get up to speed.'
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