Craig Bryson could be available for St Johnstone’s clash with Ross County this weekend after agreeing a one-year deal with the Perth club.
The 33-year-old is set to undergo a medical ahead of a move to McDiarmid Park.
It comes less than two weeks after he was released by Aberdeen, with his 15 months at Pittodrie blighted by injuries.
Saints boss Callum Davidson confirmed his interest in the player this week, saying: “He’s one of many players I’m looking at just now.
“He’s a good player and he’s obviously been released by Aberdeen. He’s definitely somebody we’re interested in, along with two or three others.”
Bryson – capped three times by Scotland – made his name at Clyde as a teenager, scoring in the club’s 2006 Scottish Cup upset victory over a star-studded Celtic side featuring the likes of Roy Keane, Neil Lennon and John Hartson.
He left for Kilmarnock a year later and made over a century of appearances in four campaigns at Rugby Park.
Eight seasons at Derby County followed, with Bryson winning the club’s Player of the Year award twice.
He returned north last summer, trading places with ex-Dons skipper Graeme Shinnie, but made just 14 appearances for Derek McInnes’ side.
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