Kilmarnock close to agreeing loan deal for Charlee Adams

Kilmarnock boss Lee Clark is close to signing Birmingham City midfielder Charlee Adams on a loan deal until January

The Rugby Park manager has already tied up a similar move for Burnley right-back Luke Hendrie and hopes to have both men in his squad for Saturday's trip to Ross County.

Clark handed 21-year-old Adams his first-team debut during his stint as Birmingham boss in their 3-0 FA Cup third-round match against Bristol Rovers in 2014, and was delighted he was able to overcome rival offers.

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"I know Charlee very well. I gave him his debut and he's gone on to play more games under Gary Rowett," he said.

"He's had a couple of loan moves at Lincoln already and we've fought off some late competition to get him from clubs in League One down south, so we're very happy with that.

"He's a very dynamic, aggressive midfield player who can also play centre-half.

"When I got the nod on Thursday that he was available, I was surprised, but thankfully we moved very quickly to get him."

Clark is closing in on 14 additions to his squad this summer with eight of them loan signings. His latest deals were made possible by the sale of Josh Magennis to Charlton and he still has plans to bring in at least one more new player.

However, that means some of his fringe players will be sent out on loan themselves.

He added: "We need to trim the size of the squad back but sending them out on loan means these players will be playing competitive football and ready to come back in January."