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I’m staying on at school despite signing football deal

Harry McLean is 16 and has just signed a professional football contract with Motherwell.

It’s a dream come true for Harry who impressed the coaches at the Premiership club’s youth academy while studying for his National 5 exams earlier this year.

He sat seven exams while juggling his gruelling training schedule and hopes to do well when the results come out on Tuesday.

However, unlike other young players who have broken through to be given pro contracts with the Steelman, Harry plans to continue to stay on at school while he plays next year.

He says he is well aware that his two-year contract does not guarantee a long career in the game.

“Obviously I want to be a professional footballer until I’m 35-40,” Harry says.

“But if that doesn’t work out, or if I get injured, or I don’t do as well as I’d imagined, I feel like having an education is important.”


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