By
Rajarshi Chakrabarty
India U-17 and Indian Arrows goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh who
impressed everyone with his valiant show during the U-17 World Cup held in
India last year is all set for a trial with Scottish side Motherwell FC.
Dheeraj is expected to depart today (February 7th,2018) and is expected to wait until July for his
trials till he turns 18.
AIFF developmental side Coach Luis de Matos expressed his
disappointment on the move and was quoted "a wrong career move instigated
by agent".
Matos reiterated the importance of youth development and
said that the move for trial with Motherwell FC "wasn't the best decision
of his career".
De Matos felt that development by playing I League against
senior boys and foreign players with 15-20 games under his belt would have
provided him with the necessary experience and confidence before moving out for
trial.
The Manipur lad is expected to train at the Fir Park senior
team rather than the youth development team over next few weeks and hope to
impress the management for any potential transfer happening around July.
India U-17 Goalkeeping Coach Paolo Grilo rates Dheeraj very
highly and said scouts from major European clubs and around the world were
definitely keeping an eye on the young shot-stopper, without naming the clubs
Grilo quoted to Indian Express “If he returns to the
methodology of training in India, then he won’t improve. Dheeraj has the
potential to play there (in Europe).”
Dheeraj's arrival for trial to Scotland has been
"welcomed" by club spokesman and added, “He will gain fantastic
experience working with our goalkeeping coach Craig Hinchcliffe, as well as
Trevor Carson and Russell Griffiths.”
Dheeraj trained briefly with former England Goalkeeper David
James with ISL side Kerala Blasters before his departure and would be hoping
for a stellar show in his training with the senior Motherwell FC team before
the all-important trial in July.
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