Cork City's squad-building ‘nearly done’

Cork City manager John Caulfield says that the club’s squad-building for 2017 is “nearly done” after Kevin O’Connor became the latest player to re-sign for the FAI Cup winners.

“We have our back five from last season signed up again and Kevin was the final cog in that,” said Caulfield. “He is a talented young player and he is hungry for success, and that is why it was vital for us to keep him.

“The squad is nearly complete now, and Kevin is another part of that jigsaw. It is important for us to retain our top players, which we have done, and Kevin is another one of those. We are nearly done now — we have eighteen players done and we also have a few of our 19s to come in. We will bring in possibly one or two more.”