Togolese Midfielder Extends Contract With Scottish Side Livingston

Livingston midfielder Steve Lawson has committed his future to the club by signing a new deal that runs to 2021.

Lawson, 24, joined the Scottish Premiership side from Neuchatel Xamax in August 2018 and his contract was due to expire at the end of this year.

He has impressed at the Lions having made over 30 appearances for the Lions, grabbing his only goal in a 3-3 draw with Hamilton at the tail end of last season.

“We are pleased to announce that midfielder Steve Lawson has signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2020/2021 season,” the club announced.

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “With the contract extension now confirmed and pen put to paper, we look forward to seeing Lawson continue to ply his trade at the Tony Macaroni for the foreseeable future.”   [/perfectpullquote]

Lawson’s new deal has erased any doubt about his future.

It was reported that Rangers were interested in him and had secretly sent an official to his home to negotiate with the striker and sign a pre-contract.

Born in France, Lawson has six caps for Togo and can play in midfield or at right-back.

He has already been included in the Togo national team’s provisional squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Comoros and Kenya.

The Hawks welcome Comoros in Lomé on 14 November and travels to Nairobi to come against Harambee Stars on November 18.