St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson backed new signing Keanu Baccus to develop into a fully fledged Australia international after arriving from A-League Men outfit Western Sydney Wanderers.
Baccus has joined the Scottish Premiership club on a two-year contract following more than seven years with the Wanderers in Australia.
The 24-year-old is the latest Australian to make the switch to Scotland, joining ex-Wanderers team-mate Philip Cancar (Livingston), former Central Coast Mariners duo Kye Rowles (Hearts) and Lewis Miller (Hibernian), and Nathaniel Atkinson and Cam Devlin (both Hearts).
Baccus has previously been capped for Australia at Under-20 and U23 level, including at the 2020 Olympics.
And with more than 100 A-League Men appearances to his name, Robinson believes new signing Baccus can use his move to Paisley to boost his prospects of getting recognition with the Socceroos team.
“Keanu will provide a real energy and quality to the team,” Robinson told the St Mirren website.
“He’s a real athlete and gets about the pitch well. We believe he can go on to be a full Australian international.
“He’s young but he’ll bring a lot of good qualities and will enhance, not just our team, but the Scottish game.”
Baccus will join up with the St Mirren squad once necessary visa approval is completed in Australia, with the club hoping he will be available to travel to their pre-season training camp in Belfast.
