Two teams make double signing swoop

Both Aberdeen and Kilmarnock have been active in the transfer market today, with both bringing a couple of players in.

Aberdeen have completed the loan signing of Nick Blackman after snapping up midfielder Rob Milsom from Fulham.

Milsom, 24, signed a contract until the end of the season before Blackburn striker Blackman agreed to rejoin manager Craig Brown following a successful spell together at Motherwell.

Milsom was paraded at Pittodrie and is in contention for a debut against St Mirren on Saturday, with fellow central midfielder Paul Hartley suspended. But Blackman has yet to arrive in Aberdeen after being hit by a virus and is a major doubt for the St. Mirren game.

Kilmarnock manager Mixu Paatelainen has completed the signings of Swedish full-back Billy Berntsson and French midfielder Benjamin Laurant.

Both players have signed two-and-a-half-year contracts with the Clydesdale Bank Premier League club.

Berntsson, 26, has arrived from GIF Sundsvall in the Swedish second tier while 23-year-old Laurant had been released by Ligue 2 side Le Havre.

There has yet to be any real movement in the window so far with only a couple of deals being done so far, with Goodwin moving to St. Mirren, and Antoine-Curier re-joining the Accies.