Dundee United have filled the void in the first line of their defence by fixing up two giant goalies from European football.
With Harry Lewis back at Southampton after his year-long loan and Deniz Mehmet out for six months with a knee injury, it was no secret the Tangerines were in the market for goalkeepers.
Now they’ve moved for Swiss goalie Benjamin Siegrist and Slovakian keeper Matej Rakovan. The pair, both of whom are 6ft 5in, have penned two-year deals.
Now 26, Siegrist has played for Switzerland from U/17 to U/21 level and his list of previous employers include English trio Aston Villa, Cambridge and Wycombe.
Most recently he’s been turning out for Lichtenstein outfit Vaduz in the Swiss Challenge League.
Rakovan, 28, has U/21 caps for Slovakia and joins up from a spell in Czech football with FC Vysocina Jihlava, who he officially leaves tomorrow.
“I am delighted to welcome Matej to the club,” said manager Csaba Laszlo
“He has come through the excellent goalkeeping schools of Slovakia and the Czech Republic and is experienced at the top level.
“He has had offers from other clubs and I am very pleased he has chosen us as he is ideally suited to the Scottish game.
“Benjamin comes to Dundee United with a very good pedigree and is a large presence with good hands.”
Austrian midfielder Christoph Rabitsch is also expected to join up this week, while former Celtic and Hearts striker Tony Watt is the latest name to be linked with a switch to the Tangerines.
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