Burton Albion sign Manchester City youngster Jacob Davenport

Championship strugglers Burton Albion complete the signing of Manchester City midfielder Jacob Davenport until the end of the season.

Burton Albion have completed the signing of Manchester City youngster Jacob Davenport on loan until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old midfielder is yet to make his senior debut for the Premier League leaders, but is a highly-rated prospect at the club having won the Under-18s Player of the Season award in 2016.

Davenport will now spend the remainder of the 2017-18 campaign at Burton, who currently sit bottom of the Championship table.

"We have not seen too much of him but he's a highly-rated young midfielder. It's great that Manchester City share our view that some Championship experience at this stage of his career will do him good," manager Nigel Clough told the club's official website.

"He's generally a holding midfielder, but he has played left back and on the left hand side of midfield as well. He's a young player that might just give us something a bit different.

"He's highly-rated by Pep Guardiola and you won't get a better endorsement than that. All we have heard about him is that if he doesn't make it, it won't be from the lack of trying to do everything right. He gives himself the best possible opportunity to be a professional footballer.

"It's great he wants to come and that they want to let him out. Any experience at this stage of his career will be valuable."

Davenport could make his Burton debut during Saturday's Championship clash with Aston Villa.

Share this article now:
Cristiano Ronaldo is stunned during the Champions League group game between Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid on November 1, 2017
Read Next:
This weekend's biggest games in world football
>
You May Like
Recomended from Sports Mole

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

Premier League
La Liga
Bundesliga
Serie A
Ligue 1
African Nations Championship
Segunda Division
2.Bundesliga
Serie B
Liga MX
Uruguayan Primera Division
Australian A-League
Belgian Pro League
Greek Superleague
Indian I-League
Eredivisie
Primeira Liga
Turkish Super Lig

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Transfer Talk Daily
Match previews - twice weekly
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City26223174195569
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd26175451183356
3Liverpool25148357292850
4Chelsea25155545192650
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs25146549222748
6Arsenal26136751351645
7Burnley269982123-236
8Leicester CityLeicester269893835335
9Bournemouth2687113037-731
10Everton2687112945-1631
11Watford2576123344-1127
12West Ham UnitedWest Ham2669113246-1427
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2669112135-1427
14Southampton26511102838-1026
15Crystal Palace2568112338-1526
16Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2566132335-1224
17Swansea CitySwansea2666141937-1824
18Stoke CityStoke2666142652-2624
19Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2666141946-2724
20West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26311122137-1620
Login, I already have my ad-free pass
Log in with Facebook to customise Sports Mole
Buy ad-free access (show me the options)
Buy monthly ad-free access for £1.20/month
Buy yearly ad-free access for £12 (2 months free)
Settings - Logout - Manage your account
Settings - Logout - Manage your account
LIVE SCORES VIDEPRINTER
expand