Ireland U17 vice captain Danny McGrath Belgium bound as City Football Group make their move

McGrath emerged through St Kevin’s Boys' set-up to become part of Bohemians U17 team last season and has trained with the seniors this year after signing his first professional contract.
Ireland U17 vice captain Danny McGrath Belgium bound as City Football Group make their move

BELGIUM BOUND: Danny McGrath warming up ahead of a Bohemians SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

City Football Group, the umbrella company owning Manchester City, are poised to enter the Irish market by recruiting Bohemians teen Danny McGrath for Belgian outfit Lommel SK.

The midfielder was vice-captain of the Ireland team that reached the U17 Euro quarter-finals in May and earned a long-term contract offer after impressing on a recent trial at the second tier club.

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