Manchester United teenager Shea Lacey has signed his first skilled contract with the membership.
The 17-year-old has dedicated his future to United by signing a long-term deal at Previous Trafford.
Lacey mentioned on X that the information was “a proud second for me and my household”.
Proud second for me and my household signing my first skilled contract at this membership @ManUtd ❤️😁 pic.twitter.com/J4pRgk8qiv
— Shea lacey (@Shealacey10) April 15, 2024
Academy gamers are allowed to signal their first skilled contracts after they flip 17 and United have moved to tie him down on the nearest alternative, with Lacey’s birthday falling on April 14.
The winger is thought to be one of many brightest skills in United’s academy, and he has not too long ago been noticed in coaching with the senior males’s first workforce.
Lacey not too long ago made a return to motion following an harm that has stored him out of motion since October. He featured on the weekend as an alternative in United’s Below-18s 4-2 win over Stoke Metropolis, the place he performed for half-hour.
Lacey, who’s initially from Liverpool, has additionally performed for United’s Below-21s and has represented England from Below-15 to Below-17 stage.
United will probably be confirmed because the Premier League Below-18s northern division champions in the event that they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.
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Lacey is among the brightest younger skills to come back by way of at Carrington as a part of a gifted Below-18s aspect which has loved a superb season below the steerage of head coach Adam Lawrence.
A silky, technical winger, Lacey’s shows for United’s academy sides over the previous few years have garnered loads of consideration — each within the wider trade and on-line — however he has not been capable of characteristic as a lot as hoped this time period as a result of harm which additionally compelled him to overlook England’s Below-17 World Cup marketing campaign.
Now lastly again, Lacey is predicted to play his half because the Below-18s goal to finish a league and cup double over the subsequent fortnight, with a Premier League Below-18 Cup closing in opposition to Manchester Metropolis subsequent week.
And whereas it isn’t uncommon for academy gamers to be promoted to first workforce classes at Carrington to assist fill out numbers, Lacey’s first expertise of coaching with Erik ten Hag’s squad final week is unlikely to be his final.
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