Mark Burchill has moved a step closer to joining Kilmarnock after agreeing a six-month contract.
Jefferies keen to land free agent striker
Mark Burchill has moved a step closer to joining Kilmarnock after agreeing a six-month contract with the SPL side.
Manager Jim Jefferies has been taking a close look at Burchill following his release by League Two outfit Rotherham.
Burchill penned a two-year deal with the Millers last summer, but had his contract ended earlier this month after failing to command first-team football.
The former Dunfermline and Hearts man has been training with Kilmarnock recently and Jefferies has been impressed by the striker.
Jefferies has confirmed a six-month deal has been agreed and that the 28-year-old will provide cover with Allan Russell injured.
Very sharp
"Mark has been training with us, he was in Italy with us and has looked very sharp," explained Jefferies. "We've been trying to do something.
"It's all subject to a medical but we've agreed to take him until the end of this year. I nearly signed him last season but he wanted another crack down south and went to Rotherham.
"It gives me a wee bit of cover with Allan Russell being out and we feel Mark is the type who will complement us. I have a track record of getting boys round about this stage of their careers. Mark is 28 years old and coming into his best years.
"He has great experience and is a fox-in-the-box type. I'm sure if we provide service he'll feed off Kevin Kyle and get some goals. He gives us competition for places up front.
"He could play against Raith Rovers (tonight). If the deal isn't through in time, we could list him as a trialist."
