Macclesfield Town have made their first signing of the summer with former Swindon Town midfielder Jak McCourt joining on a one year deal.
The former Leicester City youth player made twenty-seven League Two appearances for the Robins in 2018/19 finding the net on one occasion.
The twenty-three-year-old joins Sol Campbell’s squad on a free transfer after being released by the Wiltshire club at the end of the season.
McCourt’s previous clubs include Northampton, Barnsley and Chesterfield and he has made just over one hundred EFL appearances scoring seven goals.
The tough-tackling no-nonsense midfielder is noted for his commitment and will to win but also possesses technical ability. The club’s official website described him as ‘tenacious’ when announcing the signing.
Its been a quiet summer so far at Moss Rose but the Macclesfield faithful will be hoping this signing is the signal for more to come. Fans soon took to social media and were generally delighted with their new player. Some Swindon fans also responded to news of the signing with useful reports on the player.
Here is a selection of their responses on Twitter.
Wow. Decent was expecting some bloke from the 49th tier of football
— Browny (@JamesBrownEFC) June 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/bronj2000/status/1136265532175519745
https://twitter.com/DanielPaulGill/status/1136265742867947521
Good luck Jak 💪
— Swindon_Live 🏴 (@Swindon_Live) June 5, 2019
Good luck @jakmc4 hard working professional will always put 110% in 👍
— Josh (@stfcjosh) June 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/sefstfc/status/1136261335971446784
Welcome!!!! 👏👏👏⚽️⚽️⚽️
— bezzer (@bezzer1984) June 5, 2019
Good signing – I liked him when he played for the Cobblers – no nonsense midfielder not afraid to get stuck in – good luck @jakmc4
— Mike Fuller (@MikeFuller_) June 5, 2019
https://twitter.com/jackwright91/status/1136267309046272000
