St Johnstone have moved to fend off interest in Jason Kerr by tying the defender down on a new three-and-a-half-year deal.
English League One side Barnsley were unsuccessful with a reported £100,000 offer for the 21-year-old earlier this week.
Now Saints boss Tommy Wright is looking forward to working with the former Scotland Under-21 cap for the foreseeable future after securing his services until May 2022.
Kerr made his Saints first-team breakthrough 12 months ago with a debut in the William Scottish Cup victory over Albion Rovers.
Before that the highly-rated centre-back had spent six months on loan at Queen of the South having previously helped East Fife lift the Ladbrokes League Two title back in 2015/16.
Kerr has been an ever-present fixture in Wright's squad this season having already registered 28 appearances while contributing three goals.
