Motherwell To Sign Beevers?

19th May 2009

According to today's edition of the Daily Express, Lincoln City FC defender Lee Beevers is a target for Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.

Beevers is currently considering a contract offer from Lincoln City although this is the same offer that was presented to him in January 2009, which he rejected. At the time, Beevers said that he wanted to keep his options open until the end of the season. It seems that this gamble has paid off as the Daily Express report that Motherwell have offered him a pre-contract. Technically, Beevers is still under contract at Lincoln, hence the offer of a pre-contract.

Unfortunately, as Beevers is over the age of 24, it means that he is free to leave Lincoln under the Bosman Ruling and The Imps will not receive a transfer fee.

Beevers, who was born in Doncaster, is a versatile defender, although Boston United believed that right-back is his best position.

He won the Boston United players' player-of-the-year and Boston United manager's young-player-of-the-year awards for the 2003/04 season, so it was a big surprise when Boston sold him to Lincoln in February 2005 especially as Beevers had been linked to QPR.

Despite his South Yorkshire roots, Beevers is a former Welsh youth international, and was signed by Boston from Ipswich Town in March 2003. He was a regular for the Wales' Under-21 side until his retirement from the Under-21's in November 2005; he appeared six times for the Welsh Under-21 side.

He joined Lincoln for an undisclosed fee, believed to be £50,000. However, he had yet to live up to this fee and the 2006/07 season would prove to be a pivotal season in his Lincoln City career. Lincoln, following the departures of Gareth McAuley and Jamie McCombe, had defensive vacancies, so Beevers had to claim one of these places - not least because he failed to hold down a first team place during the 2005/06 season.

Beevers did not disappoint even although he failed to establish himself in one particular role. Despite playing in several positions during the season, he was rewarded with the Lincoln City FC Player of the Season award for 2006/07. The following season saw Beevers enjoy a steady season mainly playing at centre-half.

An absence of a left-back in the 2008/09 season's Lincoln City squad initially saw Imps' midfielder Aaron Brown played in this position; he was not very good. This prompted Lincoln's manager Peter Jackson to try Beevers at left-back and he proved a success leading to Jackson hailing him as "the best left-back in the division".

Beevers was offered a new contract in January 2009 but has yet to accept terms for the new season; he is free to leave Lincoln under the Bosman Ruling.

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