Ireland international caps a perfect deadline day for Wigan Athletic

Wigan Athletic burned the midnight oil before completing a deal for St Mirren's Ireland international midfielder Jamie McGrath.

By Paul Kendrick

Published 31st Jan 2022, 23:27 BST

Updated 1st Feb 2022, 09:55 BST

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The 25-year-old, who has six caps for his country, joins for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Having come through the ranks at St Patrick’s Athletic, he moved to Dundalk, for whom he played - alongside Jordan Flores - in both the Champions League and Europa League.

During his time at Dundalk, McGrath also worked under Latics CEO Mal Brannigan.

McGrath joined St Mirren in January 2020, since when he's made 79 appearances, scoring 20 goals, and is the club's reigning Player of the Year.

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