PARTICK THISTLE have signed Niall Keown – son of Arsenal legend Martin – on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old Reading defender impressed as a trialist in a game against Lokeren in La Manga during the winter break.
Jags boss Alan Archibald was delighted to strike with the Royals to take him until the summer.
Reading gaffer Jaap Stam, the Manchester United legend, is satisfied for the player to get some game time in the Premiership. Keown still has 18 months to run on his current contract.
Keown’s capture could open the door for Liam Lindsay to move to Leeds.
The Elland Road club have been tracking the 21-year-old, but will need to first match Thistle’s asking price.
Another who is on his way out of Firhill is Ziggy Gordon. The right-back, whose mother was born in Warsaw, is on the verge of joining Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok.
Currently ahead of Lechia Gdansk on goal difference at the top of the Ekstraklasa, Bialystok can offer Gordon, 23, the prospect of Champions League football next seas
