Sven Sprangler deal agreed as St Johnstone now seek to get transfer green light

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St Johnstone’s deal for Austrian midfielder Sven Sprangler has been agreed - now the Perth club is seeking to push it through with relevant authorities.Manager Steven MacLean revealed the 28-year-old is set to become a Saints player and that he impressed further in a bounce game against Bonnyrigg on Tuesday.“The deal is agreed between us,” MacLean said. “We just need the SFA approval hopefully then the Home Office and the permit.“Sven wanted to come and prove himself.

When we watched him at first, we thought he had a bit. When he offered to come in, that was good.“I’ve seen players in the past coming in and they take two or three months to get up to speed.“We don’t have two or three months.

Your eye doesn’t lie. The other staff see it as well, it’s clear Sven has a bit about him, he knows the game very well.”MacLean admits it took him little time to make his mind up about Sprangler.He said: “I remember Luggy [Paul Sturrock] always saying to me: 10, 15 minutes and I know.

I’m not far off him, I think.“I think I can make a pretty quick decision, I’m not far off being pretty clear after the first training session.“If I’m not sure, I’ll maybe need to watch again but I’m pretty clear in what I want.“It was good to get Sven some minutes in the bounce game.