Caley Thistle forward Billy Mckay has completed his £150,000 move to English Championship side Wigan Athletic.
Mckay agreed personal terms with the Lancashire side earlier this week, and after passing a medical the deal has been completed in time for the Northern Ireland international to feature in Wigan’s trip to Ipswich tomorrow.
Athletic manager Malky Mackay says he has been a long-term admirer of the 26 year-old, and was pleased to secure the attacker following the departure of Callum McManaman to West Brom for £4.75 million.
Mackay said: “We’ve been looking at Billy for some time. He lives to score and his record over the past two seasons speaks for itself, where’s he’s scored a lot of goals and been deadly for Inverness.
“He can’t wait to begin the next part of his career and we are delighted to bring him on board. We feel he has the potential to make a great impact at Wigan Athletic. He’s a player who comes alive in the box, a sniffer around the opposition goal and certainly a type of player we feel can do well with us.”
Mckay’s departure leaves Inverness without a senior forward, with manager John Hughes hoping to bring in a loan signing before Monday’s transfer deadline.