Mick McCarthy set to sign Cork teenager from Waterford

McCarthy previously brought Stephen Ward and Daryl Murphy (another Waterford recruit) to England, who both starred in Ireland's recent World Cup qualifiers.

Mick McCarthy is set to sign another League of Ireland youngster as Aaron Drinan looks set to move to Ipswich Town, writes Stephen Barry.

According to local reports in Ipswich and Waterford, a deal in the region of €100,000 is due to be completed for the striker, who played in Waterford's final four games of the season, scoring once.