Curran pens new three-year contract

Aug 3 2007 by Nick Smith, Liverpool Daily Post

Curran pens new three-year contract

TRANMERE ROVERS have tied up the future of striking prospect Craig Curran until 2010.

The 17-year-old signed a new extended contract last night and manager Ronnie Moore said: “This shows how important it is to us to keep our best young players at the club.”

Curran, a product of Tranmere’s youth development system, made a spectacular arrival on the first-team scene last season. He scored with the first touch of his home debut against Brighton in April and notched a first half hat-trick in the final League One game against Brentford a month later.

Curran said: “I am really pleased to have signed this new contract. Last season was fantastic for me. Being involved with the first-team was amazing and hopefully I can do even better this season and score more goals.”

Moore added: “I am delighted Craig agreed to extend his contract. He is a very talented, versatile young centre forward with the eye for goal and is a pleasure to work with.

“We saw a glimpse of how good he can be at the end of last season and hopefully there is much more to come this season and beyond.”

Curran signed his first professional contract last season.