Ethan Erhahon leaves St Mirren with Dylan Reid set to follow

St Mirren have sold midfielder Ethan Erhahon to Lincoln City with Dylan Reid set to follow him out of Paisley.

Erhahon, 21, has signed for Lincoln City for around £300,000 while 17-year-old playmaker Reid is expected to complete a move to Crystal Palace.

Manager Stephen Robinson said: "I am delighted for both boys. Ethan is going to be a huge loss, he has arguably been one of my best players all season. But opportunities arise, Ethan was out of contract at the end of the season and it was good business on behalf of the club.

"Dylan is a young boy we spent a long time working with to get him to the stage here he was ready for the first team. Clubs in the Premier League are looking for potential and that's what Dylan has, he has lots of potential.

Erhahon had become a mainstay in the Buddies starting line-up, making 123 appearances for the club.

Reid was highly though of in Paisley and featured eight times despite his young age.

Robinson is hopeful he can now move to fill the gaps left by the midfield duo and said: "I am waiting for funds to be released. It is a tough situation because we are waiting on medicals to go through on two boys this morning before the board will be able to release funds to go and try to recruit.

"We have people in mind, it's a case of who is available at this late stage."

"It is going to be last-minute dealings if any. It's not the way I like to do business but in terms of where the club is financially, I understand."

When asked about reports linking him with a move for his former Motherwell striker, Tony Watt, Robinson said: "I can't talk about anybody else's players. Tony is a Dundee United player."

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