ROSS County have confirmed the signing of Hamilton midfielder Ross Callachan on a two-year deal following Accies' relegation to the Championship.
The 27-year-old was a bright spark in an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Lanarkshire club, scoring 10 goals and laying on four more in his side's ultimately doomed bid to beat the drop.
With Callachan's contract at the FOYS Stadium expiring at the end of the campaign, County have moved quickly to snap up the former St Johnstone and Hearts player - with the man himself vowing to carry his impressive form from the previous season into the new one.
“This is an exciting time to join the club,” he told the Ross County website. “Obviously, the new manager has come in and has explained what his vision and plans are and that has mirrored my ambitions.
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“I’m just looking forward to getting in for pre-season now and meeting the group.
“I hope that the fans here would have seen some of my performances last season and from that seen what I will aim to bring Ross County going forward.
“After being more than a year without fans it’s going to be great to see them coming back and hopefully, we get the chance to meet them sooner rather than later.”
Manager Malky Mackay added that he was impressed with what he'd seen from Callachan at Accies last season - and that he hopes to see more of the same from the midfielder in Dingwall.
He said: “Ross is a player that took his opportunity in the Premiership last year.
“I think anybody that watched Hamilton will have seen how big a part he played for them, and he was a real leader for them in the middle of the park.
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“It was important for Ross that he remained in the Premiership, and we believe he has real qualities that can add to our group.
“At 27, Ross is at a good age where he has experience behind him, and this is an exciting addition for us so early on in my tenure.”
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