mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
You’d imagine that’s a carrot that’s been dangled to Samuels-Smith . Given he played 22 games last season at u18 , including Youth Cup, I’d expect him to start left back at u21 very quickly , maybe a wee adjustment to full time training, stepping up but not a long one . He was playing CB at u18 towards the end of the season and he’s looked very comfortable as left CB for England u16 but you’re right his quickest path to the first team is as a left back…… and before his 17th birthday.
Be interested to see all the scholars contract details, you'd think Samuels-Smith got something similar to Patterson