Friday, 28th March, 2014
Birmingham City have agreed a deal to sign Manchester United Under-21 defender Tom Thorpe on an emergency loan for the remainder of the Championship season.
Thorpe, who was the captain of the Manchester United’s 2011 FA Youth Cup winning team, had his previous stint at St. Andrew’s ended when he suffered an ankle ligament injury against Derby County on 1st February.
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Thorpe recovered from his injury quicker than expected and played in the Red Devils’ Lancashire Senior Cup tie against Bolton Wanderers.
Birmingham manager Lee Clarke is an admirer of Warren Joyce’s Under-21 squad. He took Jesse Lingard on loan earlier this season and currently has Tyler Blackett and Federico Macheda in his squad. By signing Thorpe he has shown faith in the young central defender’s abilities.
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Thorpe is a versatile player, who can operate as a defender and in the role of a holding midfielder. He has featured eleven times for the Manchester United Under-21 side in the Under-21 Premier League and has kept four clean sheets as a part of the defensive unit.
He lifted the Under-21 Premier League title last season after Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur in the final.
Thorpe will expect to feature in Birmingham City’s clash against Bournemouth at St. Andrew’s on Saturday.
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