Sheffield United sign St Patrick's Athletic defender Sam Curtis
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Sam Curtis helped St Pat's win the FAI Cup in his final game for the club
Sheffield United have signed St Patrick's Athletic defender Sam Curtis for an undisclosed compensation fee.
The 18-year-old Republic of Ireland Under-21 international has signed a contract with the Premier League strugglers until the end of 2026-27.
Curtis made 60 senior appearances for St Pat's, winning the FAI Cup in 2021 and 2023.
"Sam is one for the future. We are looking forward to seeing how he progresses," boss Chris Wilder said.
"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."
Curtis made his League of Ireland debut in 2020 at the age of 14 for Shamrock Rovers' B team before joining the St Pat's set-up.
He 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."
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