City scouts dispatched to watch Saints' wonderkid Curtis

Defender is still 16 so cannot move across the Irish Sea for another 14 months but English champions are doing their due diligence 

TOP TALENT: St Pat's Sam Curtis has some of England's biggest sides on his trail. Pic: INPHO/Tom Maher

Manchester City will continue to keep tabs on precocious St Patrick’s Athletic defender Sam Curtis by sending their scouts to watch him in action against Bohemians on Friday night.

The 16-year-old has established himself in Tim Clancy’s side, whose recent surge puts them within a point of third place and automatic European qualification.