St Pat's have signed Liverpool goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros on a season long loan.
Jaros was on the bench for three of Liverpool’s Champions League games - Ajax home and away and Midtylland away - this season.
A Czech Republic youth international, the 19-year-old joined Liverpool from Slavia Prague in 2017.
The following year he won the FA Youth Cup when the Steven Gerrard-managed Liverpool Under-18s beat Manchester City.
And in 2019, he came off the bench for Jurgen Klopp’s charges in a pre-season win over Tranmere and was also a sub for an FA Cup clash.
St Pat’s boss Stephen O’Donnell said: “I’m delighted to get a goalkeeper of Vitezslav’s pedigree.
“He’s an exciting addition to the squad and comes from a massive club with such a huge tradition in goalkeepers.
“He has experience of being around the Liverpool first team and their goalkeepers like Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher.
“We’re very happy to have him on board and we’re looking forward to working with him in pre-season.”
Jaron said:"In modern football, every good team has a goalkeeper who can play out and being around Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher has helped me so much in that regard.
"You learn so much from training with Alisson and Caoimhin every day. Alisson is the best keeper in the world and Caoimhin has come on so much."
Saints were in the market for a new goalkeeper after club stalwart Brendan Clarke joined Shelbourne while Conor Kearns moved to Galway United.
Shelbourne have signed former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder Gerardo Bruna after two season with Derry City.
Reds boss Ian Morris said: “It’s great to finally have Gerardo over the line. He has a fantastic pedigree that will add experience and quality to the squad.”
