Sheffield United sign Irish teen Sam Curtis

Sam Curtis is a Blade! ⚔️☘️#FáilteSam #SUFC

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"I ultimately made the decision to come here because I think the club is on the rise and, obviously, Chris Wilder is back in as manager which is good," he told the club website.

"You can see that the club love him, and all the players really respect him. I do think the club is on the up, you can see that in recent performances, it is getting better game-by-game.

"The thing which has impressed me so far is how I have been welcomed with open arms. Coming in, all the players straightaway introduced themselves to me, which is really helpful coming from a different country, so that was a big thing for me."

Chris Wilder added: "Sam is one for the future, and we are looking forward to seeing how he progresses at Shirecliffe. He's a player who Keith Andrews knows well, and we think he will benefit from being in our environment.

"Of course, we spoke about players that we were signing in January as potential starters, but Sam is different and we could not turn down the opportunity to bring him to United."