He said: “Luke will bring a lot to Dundee. He’s a very good player who caused us massive problems over the last two years.
“He is a player we identified a while ago and have been trying to get. I spoke to Mark Kerr about him a while ago, even before Mark was manager at Ayr.
Luke McCowan starred for Ayr last season.
“I’m delighted we got it over the line because there were a few clubs interested in him.
“He’s young, he’s hungry and the right type of player.
“He gives us something different on the other side of the pitch from Paul McMullan.
Dundee Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Luke McCowan on a two year deal.
Luke who came through the ranks at Ayr United made his debut in 2017 and impressed throughout the Championship campaign last season, scoring nine times for the Honest Men.
He hit the net in matches against Alloa, Hearts and Morton.
23 year old Luke joins on a two year deal.
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