Club is praised for keeper deal

LEICESTER City have been thanked by Hartlepool United manager Dave Challinor for showing the League Two club “the respect we deserve” over the transfer of goalkeeper Brad Young.

City signed the England Under-19 international this summer after he enjoyed a successful trial period with the club earlier this year.

He will now slot into the development squad and compete for game-time alongside the likes of Chituru Odunze and Jakub Stolarczyk.

Hartlepool, promoted to League Two last month after winning the National League play-offs, are pleased with the deal and thanked City for doing business with them.

“We have been negotiating the deal for six-seven months now with Leicester not being able to sign Brad until a certain date,” manager Challinor told the Hartlepool Mail.

“We are very satisfied with the outcome. If Brad does well, future payments negotiated with Leicester will come our way.

“There is a healthy sell-on fee included and, hopefully, we will see substantial payments come into the club in the future.

“We would like to thank Leicester for how they have handled the deal with us being a non-league club at the time.

“They have shown us the respect we deserve and now both parties have got the best deal possible.”