Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Ross County land highly-rated Arsenal prospect Harry Clarke on season-long loan

Harry Clarke, on loan for Oldham last year, tussles with Josh Davison of Forest Green Rovers.
Harry Clarke, on loan for Oldham last year, tussles with Josh Davison of Forest Green Rovers.

Ross County manager Malky Mackay described young Arsenal defender Harry Clarke as “the perfect fit” after snapping him up on a season-long loan.

The 20-year-old, who is an England youth internationalist, joins County on the back of an impressive loan spell with Oldham Athletic last season.

He has played a part in Mikel Arteta’s pre-season schedule for the Gunners, which saw them face both Hibernian and Rangers just a few short weeks ago.

Ross County manager Malky Mackay.

Clarke joined the prestigious Arsenal youth academy in 2015, has played at both centre-back and right full-back for a number of years and will strengthen County’s defensive options.

The defender has delivered some highly impressive performances for both Arsenal’s under-23s in Premier League 2, as well as with Oldham in League Two.

Chasing Clarke for some time

Delighted boss Mackay said: “Harry is a player that I have tracked and watched for some time having seen a lot of youth football during my time with the Scottish FA.

“He is a player with talent and ability, but more so he has a tremendous attitude and one that I think is a perfect fit for our club.

“I would also like to thank Arsenal FC for giving us this opportunity to further develop Harry, and the way in which the loan deal was conducted over the last few weeks.”

Mackay, who replaced John Hughes in May after the club maintained its place in the Premiership, has been steadily adding to the pool.

Clarke is signing number six

He has brought in midfielder Ross Callachan and striker Dominic Samuel, as well as full-back Jake Vokins and midfielder Alex Robertson as loan captures from Southampton and Manchester City respectively.

Less than two weeks ago, Austrian midfielder David Cancola was also confirmed as joining the club and he linked up with his new team-mates on Monday following an isolation period.

Vokins, unfortunately, suffered a broken foot in the 0-0 opening day draw with St Johnstone on Saturday.

The 21-year-old, who operates well in left midfield too, suffered a fractured metatarsal and is sidelined for an expected 10 weeks.

Mackay explained after the weekend’s game that he ideally aims to add five new signings before the team head to Hibernian this Sunday.

A busy week is therefore expected as Mackay continues to replace the 10 first-team players released at the end of the season, including captain Iain Vigurs and record scorer and appearance-holder Michael Gardyne.