LIAM HURST has signed his first professional contract with Conference Premier club Cambridge United.
The teenage midfielder only has two senior appearances to his name, both of which came as a substitute, but has played regularly for CRC (Cambridge Recreational College) in the Eastern Counties League.
His pro deal runs until the June 2015 but his short-term future lies at Southern Premier League club Cambridge City, where he will spend a spell on loan.
U’s director of football Jez George commented: “Liam is a young player that we rate extremely highly.
“He fully deserves to be offered a professional contract at this time and we feel that we can now accelerate his development by allowing him to go out on loan.
“There is an opportunity for Liam to spend a month with Cambridge City and this is the perfect time for him to test himself at a higher level than CRC.”
