Sam Curtis completes move to Sheffield United

The 18-year-old has signed for the Premier League side on a three- and half-year deal for an undisclosed international training compensation fee. 

St. Patrick’s Athletic confirmed the deal on Thursday afternoon that their young star was Yorkshire bound.

The defender was out of contract this winter and was free to talk to clubs after turning 18 in December. 

St. Pat’s had been resigned to the fact that their star man would be seeking pastures new and has now chosen Sheffield United as the next step in his career. 

The Navan man joined Pats in July 2021 from Shamrock Rovers and made his debut a month later coming on for Lee Desmond in a 2-1 win against Waterford. This made him the youngest ever senior player for the club.

Since then, he has gone from strength to strength becoming quickly one of the hottest young prospects in Irish domestic football with many stellar performances over the past two years. 

Last season, his consistent performances was recognised with an U21 Irish call up, a place in the PFAI Team of the Year, and he was awarded PFAI Young Player of the Year. 

He made a total 60 appearances for the Saints and starred in their FAI Cup final win against Bohemians last November which would be his last appearance for the club. 

Blades boss Chris Wilder stated that Curtis is one for the future when he spoke to Sheffield United’s media team. 

"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."

On signing for the Blades, Curtis said, 

"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. 

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."

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