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Casper Sloth is the latest addition to the Motherwell squad for the forthcoming 2019/20 campaign.

The Danish international central midfielder will move to Fir Park on a two-year deal, when his contract at Silkeborg comes to an end in late June.

The 27-year-old has eight caps for his country and has made almost 200 appearances at club level.

“Casper has undoubted technical ability and arrives at the club with an impressive CV,” manager Stephen Robinson said of his fourth summer signing.

“He was at one point considered one of the real emerging talents in Danish football, but perhaps will have been frustrated with how his career has gone over the last few years.

“We want to give him the platform and help him recapture his best form. Motherwell is a club which prides itself on getting people back on the right path, and that’s very much our aim with Casper.

“He has been over to train with us and impressed us not only with his ability on the park, but his desire, his hunger to be here and with a bit of a point to prove.

“He’s a very talented, technical footballer and I look forward to working with him, making him even better and watching him shine again.

”We are continuing to work on transfer targets. Our priorities now lie in bringing in forwards.”

Sloth joins Liam Polworth, Declan Gallagher and Jake Carroll in committing to join Motherwell for the new season.

“I am very happy to be coming to play for Motherwell,” said the player on signing on at the club.

“I have heard a lot about the club and Scottish football. It is the perfect place for me to come to play.

“My immediate focus will be on establishing myself in the team and bringing my experience to help the club push higher.”

He played youth football at local side Brabrand IF but started his professional career at AGF Aarhus. He made his debut in the Danish Superliga aged just 17 and was hailed as one of the country’s brightest prospects.

It was around that time he also made his senior international debut for the Danes, starting against Turkey in Istanbul in November 2012. Casper would go on to make a further seven appearances for De rød-hvide, including an impressive showing against England at Wembley in March 2014.

After five years and over 150 games with Aarhus, he won a big money moved to English Championship side Leeds United in April 2013, making his league debut against Bolton shortly after.

He would only turn out 14 times for the Whites in a two-year period where the club had six different managers. In July 2016, an undisclosed fee would take him back to his homeland and Aalborg BK.

He spent a year at AaB before moving to his current club, Silkeborg, where he has played for the last two seasons.

A number of players will leave Motherwell at the conclusion of the 2018/19 season.

The following first team players were either not offered contracts or have informed the club they intend to leave after 31 May 2019.

• Carl McHugh
• Elliott Frear
• Alex Rodriguez Gorrín
• Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
• George Newell
• Christian Mbulu
• Jake Hastie
• Curtis Main

The following reserve players will also depart:

• Shaun Bowers
• Liam Brown
• Shea Gordon
• Kyle MacDonald
• Neil McLaughlin
• Akeal Rehman
• Broque Watson

Four further players will leave as their loan deals expire when the summer transfer window opens again in early June.

• Tom Aldred (Bury)
• Gboly Ariyibi (Nottingham Forest)
• Ross McCormack (Aston Villa)
• Conor Sammon (Heart of Midlothian)

Chris Cadden has been offered an extended contract but is yet to sign.

Craig Tanner has been offered a short-term deal to help ensure he regains full fitness, following a long-term knee injury that has sidelined him since March 2018.

When Craig is fit to rejoin training, he will be assessed by the coaching staff with a view to winning an extended contract.

The following players have already signed pre-contract agreements and will join the club for pre-season training in June.

• Declan Gallagher
• Liam Polworth
• Jake Carroll
• Casper Sloth

“I would like to record my thanks to every player who will leave us in the next few weeks,” ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said.

“Modern football is such that there is now likely to be a significant turnover of players at most clubs each year.

“We’ve already extended the contracts of numerous players and have confirmed three new faces already by this point.

“We remain committed to keeping at least some of the lads who are currently out of contract or been with us on loan, and those discussions will continue over the summer break.

“We will also look to strengthen the squad and the starting team with more new faces ahead of pre-season training starting on 19 June.”

Motherwell Football Club would like to sincerely thank every player who is leaving Fir Park for the last time and wish them every success in their future careers.

Family.

We want to make sure the love of our club continues to pass down the generations. So what if you could inspire that next generation to carry on your passion, and we can help you do it?

We all started somewhere with Motherwell. Our parents, our relatives, our friends. Someone was responsible for us coming to our first game at Fir Park, and responsible for getting us hooked on a lifetime in claret and amber.

We want to make sure the love of our club continues to pass down the generations. So what if you could inspire that next generation to carry on your passion, and we can help you do it?

Everyone who buys an adult or over 60s season ticket can claim a free season ticket for a child aged 15 or under. Completely free of charge, sat next to you in the stands.

Better still, if you sit in our Cooper Stand, you can get two free kids tickets. If you’ve got more kids you want to take along, don’t worry, it’s just £20 for each extra kids season ticket.

They’ll even get their own season card with their name on it, giving them something to cherish as their own token of their support of the team.

Over a third of our season ticket holders last campaign came from that next generation. All brought to our club to live through the rollercoaster that is supporting our club.

But we can see they are hooked. So if you’re already sharing Motherwell with the young ones in your family, thank you. If you aren’t yet, what if this is the year you can get them here and get them to catch the bug?

As a club, we’re always asking ourselves if we can make our home more entertaining for young ones. We’ve got our Cooper Suite, open before every game from 11am with food, drinks, face painting, activities, visits from players and our mascot Steelman. And we’ll spend the summer asking you, our supporters, how we can make it even better.

Our season ticket prices

We’re asking as many as you as possible to get in before Friday, 31 May and enjoy our discounted Early Bird pricing on all season tickets.

You can renew your ticket or buy new right now. The easiest way to do so is to head to tickets.motherwellfc.co.uk.

If you’re renewing, you’ll need your customer number as written on your current season card. Information on how to activate your account can be found here.

If you would like to speak to us, just give us a call on 01698 333333, email us at tickets@motherwellfc.co.uk, or send us a private message on Facebook or Twitter.

Four players have been added to the Motherwell ranks, as the squad head into the SWPL1 summer break.

Abby Callaghan, Lauren Doran-Barr, Anna Vincenti and Myia Arbuckle have featured for Donald Jennow’s side in recent weeks, as the women of steel compete in the top flight.

Forward Callaghan, 17, signed from fellow SWPL1 side Stirling University, having also previously played for Central Girls and Celtic.

Doran-Barr, a full back, also arrived from Stirling, with the 19-year-old having also spent time with Rangers.

Goalkeeper Vincenti played at youth level for Scotland before taking up skiing with the Great Britain squad. Formerly of Hibernian, she returned to football with Motherwell this month.

Full-back Arbuckle was formerly a member of the development team at Motherwell and returns after a short spell at Hamilton Academical.

Motherwell return to league action on Sunday, 4 August at home to Spartans at Ravenscraig.

There’s no such thing as a meaningless game.

This is the Story of the Match from our final day fixture with Livingston.

Trevor Carson will return to the international fold after being named for a Northern Ireland training camp.

The goalkeeper returned to the bench on Saturday, after a long lay-off after developing deep vein thrombosis in November last year.

Michael O’Neill has now named him for a get together in Manchester, before naming a final squad for games with Estonia and Belarus in June.

Motherwell headed into SWPL1’s summer break with a narrow 2-1 defeat at home to Celtic.

Facing an in-form side looking for a fifth straight win, Donald Jennow’s team knew they’d already been a match for their opponents this season, having drawn 0-0 at the start of the season.

The women of steel faced early pressure and fell behind in the 14 minute through a combination play from two ex-Well players.

Emma Black’s lofted ball put Kirsty McLaughlin through on goal, and she converted from a tight angle to have the visitors ahead within 15 minutes.

Motherwell, however, were not deterred, and had the game level within two minutes.

A swift counter and great play down the left saw the ball cut back for Katie Rice, who arrived at the back post to fire home the equaliser.

In a ferocious few minutes, Celtic then had the chance to go ahead from the spot moments later. But Morgan Hunter stood tall to deny Chloe Craig.

The second half saw Celtic regain the lead through Kathleen McGovern on the hour mark and that was how the game would finish.

Motherwell now head into the summer break on 11 points in sixth spot, having dropped a place owing to Spartans’ win over Stirling University.

Their return to action will come on Sunday, 4 August with the visit of Spartans.

Motherwell: Hunter, Doran-Barr, Rolph, Rafferty, Knox, Montgomery, Adams, Rice, McEachran, Gardner, Callaghan.

Subs: Arbuckle, Crilly.

Motherwell will contest their final SWPL1 fixture before the summer break when Celtic visit Ravenscraig.

Donald Jennow’s side have picked up some crucial results in recent weeks that have helped move them clear of the foot of the table.

They will now hope to gather some momentum ahead of a 10-week break from league action.

The test facing them is sure to be a tough one, with Celtic currently enjoying an excellent run of form that has seen then enter the battle for top spot.

Kick off at Ravenscraig is 2:30pm.

THE OPPOSITION

Celtic visit Ravenscraig looking to continue their title challenge.

The Hoops have enjoyed a strong start to the 2019 season and at the midway point sit in joint second place five points behind Glasgow City.

Challenging at the top of the table represents an improvement for Celtic who, despite finishing third last season, finished 20 points behind Hibernian and 23 behind eventual champions City.

There are signs that this season may be different though. What seemed like a significant turning point in their campaign came when Celtic recorded a highly impressive 3-0 triumph over Hibernian, to end a losing streak against the capital side that stretched to over 20 matches.

Eddie Wolecki Black’s side have already faced Motherwell this campaign, drawing 0-0 at home.

POSITION

Motherwell: SWPL1 – fifth – 11 points

Celtic: SWPL1 – third – 22 points

WHAT THEY SAID

Motherwell head coach Donald Jennow feels the first half of the season has been a mixed bag for the women of steel.

The ‘Well head coach has been challenged by the lack of depth within his squad during the opening 10 games of the season, but praised his squad for their resilience and togetherness.

“We have had an up and down first half of the season,” Jennow said.

“I look at the volume of changes to the squad and I am proud of the strong core we have both in terms of doing a bit extra when we have been short and also welcoming the new additions.

“Celtic will be another tough challenge, If we can play to the best of our capabilities then we will be competitive and that’s all I can ask of a newly promoted club.”

‘Well midfielder Katie Rice is hoping the team can recover from the disappointing loss against Hibernian on Wednesday and go into the break on a high.

“Against Hibs we put in a poor performance against a really top side, but it’s done now,” Rice said.

“Our focus now will be completely placed on Sunday’s game and I think we owe it to ourselves to put in a better performance and end the first half of the season on a high.”

David Turnbull bagged a double to add to Liam Donnelly’s opening strike as Motherwell ended the season with a 3-2 win over Livingston.

Tom Aldred, Gboly Ariyibi and Dean Cornelius speak as Motherwell bring down the curtain on the 2018/19 season.