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<\/p>\nThe 30-year-old is set for an emotional return to the Falkirk Stadium<\/p>\n
09:17, 16 Mar 2026Updated 09:28, 16 Mar 2026<\/p>\n
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Dundee United midfielder Craig Sibbald(Image: Mark Runnacles\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Ambitious Falkirk<\/a> have sealed the homecoming of Craig Sibbald.<\/p>\n The Dundee United<\/a> midfielder has agreed a pre-contract signing with the Bairns, with the 30-year-old set to return to his first senior club in the summer.<\/p>\n John McGlynn<\/a> has tabled a three-year deal to land him.<\/p>\n Sibbald turned professional with Falkirk when he was 16 and spent the first seven years of his career there. His return would put him in line for testimonial.<\/p>\n Dundee United offered an extension and were keen to keep Sibbald.<\/p>\n A mix of family reasons and moving to a club where he spent such a long period of his career were too much of a pull.<\/p>\n McGlynn, who is on the verge of leading his newly-promoted side to a top six finish, feels his experience will help his young side.<\/p>\n Falkirk’s Craig Sibbald celebrates his second goal of the match against Raith<\/p>\n Sibbald will leave United at the end of the season after four years at Tannadice.<\/p>\n He is currently out injured but is pushing to get back so he can finish at United on a high.<\/p>\n Sibbald moved from Livingston<\/a> to United and helped them get back into the Premiership and also led them into Europe this season.<\/p>\n The player swept the boards in the player of the year awards at Dundee United back in the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n United have already made a pre-contract signing of their own.<\/p>\n They have agreed a deal with Jesse Randall to sign the New Zealand international winger from Auckland FC.<\/p>\n They are also close to signed a similar deal with Lachlan Rose from Newcastle Jets.<\/p>\n Get more Daily Record exclusives by signing up for free to Google\u2019s preferred sources. Click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> and Celtic<\/a> pages, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Falkirk's](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JS108598765.jpg\")
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