Sheffield United agree deal for Irish teen star Sam Curtis
Sam Curtis will complete his transfer to Sheffield United this weekend after the Blades won the race for one of Ireland’s top teen talents.
As revealed by the Irish Examiner in late December, the Premier League strugglers had jumped to the top of the queue in the pursuit of the Ireland U21 defender.
The right-back played his 60th senior and final game for St Patrick’s Athletic in their FAI Cup final victory over Bohemians, shortly after which UK clubs could join the hunt when he turned 18 on December 1.
Manchester City and Chelsea were tracking the recently-crowned PFAI Young Player of the Year but moreso on the basis of enlisting him for one of their feeder clubs around Europe.
Sheffield United – with new assistant manager Keith Andrews centrally involved – upped their interest in December and have secured the teen's services on a multi-year contract.
He was at the club on Friday undergoing a medical and is due to be unveiled ahead of Sunday’s top-flight game against West Ham United at Bramall Lane.
St Pat’s and his other former clubs, Shamrock Rovers, St Kevin’s Boys and Parkvilla will share a six-figure sum payable by the Blades under FIFA compensation statutes.
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