Dundee United loan signing of Billy McKay set to be completed

Billy McKay is on the verge of becoming a Dundee United player after agreeing a season-long loan switch.

A complicated process between United, Wigan Athletic and the player’s representative is nearing a conclusion.

United agreed a £200,000 transfer fee for the former Inverness Caledonian Thistle man earlier this week, as well as terms with the Northern Ireland international.

But the move stalled after McKay couldn’t agree a severance package with the Latics.

In order to secure Jackie McNamara’s number one target, United have settled on the loan switch.

Should the move prove to be a successful one, it could of course become a permanent transfer.

It now remains to be seen whether the paperwork can be concluded in time to allow McKay to play against Ross County tomorrow.