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St Patrick's Athletic goalkeeper Conor O’Malley has tonight agreed a move to Peterborough United.

Mirror Sport can reveal that terms have been hammered out with the League One club and the Mayo man will make the switch this week.

Posh were just one of a number of clubs chasing the highly-regarded keeper who also had interest from League of Ireland rivals.

Championship outfit Leeds United and League One rivals Wigan were also sweet on the 22-year-old but Peterborough led the chase..

O’Malley was under contract and while the fee has not been disclosed, the Saints are happy with the deal.

Peterborough’s current No 1 is Jonathan Bond. The ex-England U21 is on loan from Reading while 19-year-old Josh Tibbetts is the backup.

Former St Pat’s star Chris Forrester had been captain at Peterborough until stripped of the honour this summer.

In June, boss Grant McCann explained said: “I spoke to Chris and I just want him to concentrate on his game.

“I think the captaincy probably got on top of him from Christmas onwards and he would probably agree with that.”

St Pat’s are in the market for another goalkeeper but Barry Murphy, who signed from Shamrock Rovers over the winter, could also force his way into the starting XI.