Fulham sign Sean Doherty
last updated Tuesday 24th July 2001, 10:27 PM
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It has been announced today that Fulham have
signed highly-rated youngster Sean Doherty from Everton Football Club for
a mutually agreed fee.
The England Under-17 international, who is rated as one of the best young
players in the country, will join the Club’s Youth Academy set up.
Speaking exclusively to fulhamfc.com, Academy Director Steve Kean explained
how the move came about and revealed more about the player:
“Sean’s an international left-winger. We were very surprised when
he decided that he wanted to leave Everton.
“Every Academy player signs a registration form, in that form there’s
a window which allows the player to have a look at other Academies.
“We’ve been keeping tabs on all international players. As soon
as we heard he was available, we scouted him at two England games, then
officially contacted Everton Football Club and asked if we could trial him
for a week.”
However, before signing for Fulham, Kean revealed that Doherty had also
visited other Academy set ups:
“He also went to Leeds and a couple of other clubs, but what was great
for us was that he wanted to come to Fulham.”
Looking to the future, Kean disclosed his hopes for Doherty:
“Within a year we hope he’ll be pushing for a place in the reserve
team, then within two years he’ll hopefully be pushing for a place
in the first team.”
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