Tranmere Rovers: Dan Pike, Jean Belehouan, Joe Starbuck, Luis Lacey and Conor Robson sign new deals

Dan Pike (right) has become a regular starter for Tranmere since joining them in the summer

Tranmere Rovers have given contracts to five young players until the summer.

Dan Pike, Jean Belehouan, Joe Starbuck, Luis Lacey and Conor Robson have all signed for the rest of the season.

Pike is the only first-team regular in the group with 16 appearances since joining from Blackburn in the summer.

Manager Nigel Adkins told the club website: "We are pleased that this young group of players have extended their contracts to the end of the season."

Pike is a 22-year-old full back who gained experience on loan at Fylde before joining Tranmere last summer, while 23-year-old centre back Belehouan, a Manchester United academy product, has played four times this season.

Starbuck, 21, has featured twice for Rovers this season but goalkeeper Robson, 20, has yet to make his first-team debut. Lacey, 19, has been on loan at Flint Town.