St Mirren are expecting serious interest in Jamie McGrath from 'six or seven really big clubs'.
The Irish midfielder has been offered a new contract from the Buddies in the hope he will put pen to paper before the January transfer window.
The 25-year-old was playing his trade in the League of Ireland with Dundalk when St Mirren came calling in January last year.
St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin is expecting another fight to retain McGrath’s services and with his contract expiring at the end of the season, the club can not afford to lose him on a free.
“I did stress to Jamie over the summer not to be disappointed about that the moves didn’t happen because it might be a blessing in disguise”, Goodwin told the Daily Record.
“No disrespect to the clubs involved in the summer, but I believe come January there’ll probably be another six or seven really big clubs interested. That’s credit to Jamie.
“We’ve made an incredible offer to Jamie, we need to make that clear. We’ve made him an offer we’ve never made a player in the history of the club."
McGrath impressed on Ireland duty again against Azerbaijan and Qatar this week with the player becoming used to international camps since his full debut away to Portugal in September.
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