This is going to be a short one…
The aim of this post (and I try to have a similar one each window), is to keep a ‘live’ view on the United squad. It has some detail on our contracts and it will be updated with any official club news or signings.
I full expect this month to be incredibly quiet on the signing front, and it is obvious that the club is trying to cut costs, rather than add any. So, the only real activity might be players departing, either on a free transfer, or if an asset like Siegrist is sold to help with our cash flow.
On forums and social media pages, people often ask about the current contract status of the first-team squad, so hopefully the information below is of some use…
The Squad
* signings highlighted in green
* departures highlighted in red
* players with expiring (or expired) contracts highlighted in orange
Goalkeepers
Benji Siegrist – Contracted until June 2022
Deniz Mehmet – Contracted until June 2022
Jack Newman – Contracted until June 2022
Defenders
Jamie Robson – Contracted until June 2022
Mark Reynolds – Contracted until June 2022
Mark Connolly – Contracted until June 2023
Liam Smith – Contracted until June 2023 (Contract Extension)
Adrian Sporle – Contracted until June 2022
Ross Graham – Contracted until June 2022 (on-loan at Cove Rangers)
Lewis Neilson – Contracted until June 2022
Kieran Freeman – Contracted until June 2022 (on-loan at Peterhead)
Ryan Edwards – Contracted until June 2022
Midfielders
Paul McMullan – Contracted until June 2021 (has signed pre-contract with Dundee)
Calum Butcher – Contracted until June 2023
Cammy Smith – Contracted until January 2021 (out of contract)
Ian Harkes – Contracted until June 2022
Peter Pawlett – Contracted until June 2021
Adam King – Contracted until June 2022
Declan Glass – Contracted until June 2022
Logan Chalmers – Contracted until June 2022
Chris Mochrie – Contracted until June 2022 (on-loan at Montrose)
Dillon Powers – Contracted until June 2021
Luke Bolton – On-Loan from Manchester City until June 2021
Jeando Fuchs – Contracted until June 2022
Florent Hoti – Contracted until June 2022 (on-loan at Forfar)
Attackers
Nicky Clark – Contracted until June 2023 – Contract Extension
Lawrence Shankland – Contracted until June 2022
Louis Appere – Contracted until June 2022
Logan Chalmers – Contracted until June 2022
Marc McNulty – On-loan from Reading until June 2021
Youth Players Who Currently Appear on United’s ‘First Team’ Squad Page
There are a few players who probably sit in that bracket of being too young to be considered first team players who have featured on the bench this season. It is also the case that United have actually ‘graduated’ some young players to the first-team page on the website.
Gathering information on the following players and their contracts is a bit more challenging, and some information is not readily available.
The players that fall into this bracket are – Jake Davidson, Nathan Cooney (currently at Kelty), Archie Meekison (currently at Spartans), Kai Fotheringham, Kerr Smith (signed until 2023) and Darren Watson.
Club News
7th January
It has been confirmed that Paul McMullan has signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee. There is no indication yet that a deal might be done to secure his services in January, but it would make sense (if it could happen) for United to maybe facilitate an early exit for a nominal fee and to reduce the wage bill.
McMullan was a big part of our Championship ‘era’ and he did always give his best, however it is the case (in my opinion) that he is one of those upper end of the Championship players who will always be a threat and an important contributor at that level, but someone who can’t quite make the step up to the top-flight.
Good luck for the future Paul.
14th January
Nicky Clark has today signed a two-year extension to his current deal. He will be at United until the summer of 2023.
15th January
Liam Smith joins Nicky Clark in signing a two-year contract extension until June 2023.
