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Portsmouth have swooped to sign highly-rated West Bromwich Albion starlet James Hurst for an undisclosed fee.
The 16-year-old is an England youth international and he has accepted the offer to move to Fratton Park.
Pompey will pay the Baggies compensation for the young defender.
"He is a promising right-back who our recruitment officer Alan Miller chased rigorously," said Pompey's academy coach Ian Woan.
"He's got a lot of work to do but he can handle a football, he's quick and he's intelligent.
"We're all looking forward to with working with him."


Aston_Thrilla (Aston Villa) : "...18m is a reasonable price for Barry. Heres why:- - Consistent Premier League performer - Versility. Barry can play CB, LB, DM, CM, LM in any number of formations. (Compare that with Mascha who can ONLY play in DM in ONLY a 4-5-1 formation) - Onl..." view full comment
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