Harvey Knibbs: Cambridge United sign Aston Villa striker
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Harvey Knibbs trained with Cambridge during a trial period at the end of this season
League Two side Cambridge United have signed Aston Villa striker Harvey Knibbs on a two-year contract.
The 20-year-old did not make a first-team appearance for the Villans, playing in the club's under-23 side.
U's boss Colin Calderwood worked with Knibbs when he was assistant manager at Villa Park under Steve Bruce.
"I'm quietly hoping he becomes something that no-one expects him to be," Calderwood told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"I think he's going to get stronger and stronger and I like the fact that he really wanted to get himself sorted fairly quickly, and didn't hang about thinking there might be something higher up the pyramid."
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