Lennon Miller 'mentor' will be a good addition to Motherwell, says boss

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Stuart Kettlewell feels he has strengthened Motherwell’s midfield with the signing of Davor Zdravkovski, but also provided a ‘mentor’ for young Lennon Miller.The Motherwell boss is delighted to have brought in the 25-year-old North Macedonian star on a two-year deal and feels that he will spur 16-year-old Miller on further, as he emerges as a potential new star.Miller has impressed in pre-season and scored Motherwell’s first goal in their Viaplay Cup group in a 2-0 win over Elgin City.But Kettlewell feels having somebody with a bit of experience in there will help, and hinted that he might play a part in their final group game at home to East Fife on Saturday.He said: “I’m delighted to get Davor in, he’s in good condition.

He was away with the Macedonian national side and has been keeping himself ticking along.“He’s not fully up to speed, but has had one pitch session with us, which was good, and he’s starting to integrate himself with his team-mates – his English is absolutely perfect, so the communication aspect of it won’t be an issue.“He will understand instructions, will be able to communicate with myself and his team-mates, so no issues there.“There may be a chance that he gets an opportunity to play some game-time at the weekend, but we do need to get more sessions under his belt, just to get a feel for what we’re doing here and what his role will be within it.“We’ve spoken about it at length, but it’s now putting it into practice on the pitch.”Kettlewell added: “Davor has a lot of potential.

You look at his age and his profile – the amount of games he has played, the minutes he has played in Cyprus has been excellent, and I just think that should be an exciting one for us.“It was an area of the pitch that we had