Livingston goalkeeper Brian Schwake has moved to Championship aspect Greenock Morton on a season-long mortgage deal.
The 20-year-old American has beforehand had mortgage stints at Linlithgow Rose and Edinburgh Metropolis, the place he helped the capital membership to promotion from League Two final time period.
As a part of the transfer to Cappielow, the Lions have a January recall clause. He'll crew up with Morton boss Dougie Imrie, who hung out as a part of the teaching employees on the Tony Macaroni Enviornment final season.
Earlier this week, Livi boss David Martindale informed the West Lothian Courier he was trying to get the teenager a transfer to the second tier.
Chatting with the membership's web site relating to the transfer, he mentioned: "I used to be eager to make sure Brian received again out on mortgage at Championship degree this season with a purpose to assist proceed his personal growth up the leagues.
“He loved good success at Edinburgh Metropolis final season and it was nice welcome him again with a promotion beneath his belt and a nicely deserved place within the Workforce of the Yr.
“Entering into to the Championship might be a step up and supply Brian a great problem subsequent season however I’ve little question he’ll thrive at Morton and are available again to us on the finish of the season, able to problem for his place within the first-team at Livingston.
“Each Stuart Backyard and Tony Caig communicate actually extremely of Brian and Dougie Imrie was nicely conscious of what he might supply from his time right here too so it was a great match to get Brian out to Morton for ourselves, Morton and Brian himself.”
The Lions at present have Max Stryjek and Ivan Konovalov on their books within the goalkeeping division. In the meantime, goalkeeping coach Stuart Backyard has departed the membership following the expiration of his contract.
Backyard spent one season with the Lions, taking up from Tony Caig final summer time.
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