Former Aston Villa teenager Bradley Younger has accomplished a shock transfer to Saudi Professional League facet Al-Orobah.
The 21-year-old is a product of the Villa academy and was a part of the facet which received the FA Youth Cup in 2021, which additionally contained present Chelsea star Carney Chukwuemeka.
Younger was really launched by Villa final 12 months after making only one first group look, and joined Welsh facet The New Saints, the place he was the highest scorer in Welsh soccer final season with 22 targets.
Younger completes shock Al-Orobah transfer
The New Saints are set to obtain a payment within the area of £190,000 for Younger, which is a Welsh Premier League report.
The membership confirmed the switch through a assertion which learn:
“The New Saints FC can affirm the everlasting switch of striker Brad Younger to the Saudi Professional League facet Al-Orobah in a report breaking switch deal.
“Final 12 months’s Cymru Premier participant of the season and golden boot winner departs Park Corridor for a payment of $250,000 (£190,000) with potential future add-ons.
“The deal is a report for the most important switch payment obtained by a membership in Welsh home soccer.”
Younger himself spoke on the transfer and thanked TNS for the chance to develop as a participant and wished them the most effective for the long run.
“I’d wish to thank The New Saints for the chance to develop as a participant. I want the membership, workers and followers all the most effective for the long run.”
The Saudi facet, who’ve misplaced their opening two video games of the season have additionally signed former West Ham captain Kurt Zouma this summer time together with former Premier League gamers Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Jean Michael Seri.
It’s an enormous transfer for Younger and might be fairly the tradition shock swapping Wales for Saudi Arabia, however it will likely be an unimaginable alternative for the 21-year-old and looks like an excellent transfer for all events concerned.