Dundee FC have signed Sheffield United’s Stephen McGinn on loan.

The midfielder will stay at Dens Park until the end of the season.

The 26-year-old was a regular feature in the Blades starting line-up last season.

On the signing, Dundee gaffer Paul Hartley said: “I’m very happy to have Stephen at the club.

“He will give us something different and he’s a player I’ve been impressed with every time I have seen him play.”

Stephen, like his brother Dundee right-back Paul, came through the St Mirren ranks before a move down to Watford.

After a stint there, he joined Sheffield United and has earned caps as a Scotland Under 21 international.