MK Dons sign defender Sanders from St Johnstone

Jack Sanders played his final game for St Johnstone in their 1-0 Scottish Cup win over Motherwell on 18 January

MK Dons have signed defender Jack Sanders from Scottish club St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee.

The 25-year-old made 27 appearances for St Johnstone this season - 22 in the Scottish Premiership - after joining them from Kilmarnock last summer.

He is the fifth signing of the January transfer window by the Dons - although one of the others, Nathan Thompson, is unlikely to play again this season because of a serious knee injury.

"Jack is an exciting centre-back at a great stage in his career, it's clear to see he has a really high ceiling," said Dons head coach Scott Lindsey.

"He's already played a good amount of football this season so should be able to hit the ground running quickly."

Sanders began his career in the youth set-up at Wigan Athletic before heading north to join Kilmarnock, which led to loan spells at Cove Rangers and Ayr United and last summer's move to St Johnstone.

"I wanted to come to a club that suited my style of play, and this certainly does. I'm still looking to develop, I'm not the finished article by any stretch of the imagination," he said.