By Andy Coyle
Kilmarnock have announced two new signings as manager Stuart Kettlewell shapes his squad for the new season.
Dutch striker Djenairo Daniels and Welsh midfielder Tom Lowery have both signed two-year contracts at Rugby Park just days before the season鈥檚 opening game against Brora Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup.
Daniels moves from Cork after spending the first half of the year in the League of Ireland, where he scored five goals in 12 appearances.
The well-traveled former PSV and Utrecht youth player has also played in Canada, Portugal and Iceland and Kettlewell believes the 23-year-old can make a positive addition to his attacking line-up.
鈥淒jenairo is one that we鈥檝e been aware of for a while and his qualities are clear to see.
鈥淗e鈥檚 been playing consistently recently and we鈥檙e confident he will come in and hit the ground running, and that he can add to the quality we already have in the squad,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking forward to working with him.鈥
Lowery came through the ranks at Crewe Alexandra and played more than 150 games for the club before moving to Portsmouth three years ago, but he found first-team football hard to come by at Pompey. A return to Crewe on loan last season saw him play regularly and he will now compete for a place in the Killie midfield.
鈥淭om is a player I鈥檝e admired for a while,鈥 Kettlewell said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 technically very good, works hard off the ball and brings great energy to the middle of the park.
鈥淚 believe he鈥檒l complement what we already have and add real depth and quality to our midfield options.鈥
Lowery said: 鈥淚鈥檓 buzzing to get this done. Kilmarnock is a massive club with big ambitions and I can鈥檛 wait to get started and show what I can do for the fans. I鈥檓 ready to get going.鈥