{"id":564779,"date":"2020-09-04T18:44:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T22:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=564779"},"modified":"2020-09-04T18:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T22:48:27","slug":"demetri-mitchell-joins-blackpool-following-manchester-united-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/09\/04\/demetri-mitchell-joins-blackpool-following-manchester-united-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetri Mitchell Joins Blackpool Following Manchester United Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Blackpool\" target=\"_self\">Blackpool<\/a> have secured the signing of former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> talent <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/c286f3c2\/Demetri-Mitchell\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demetri Mitchell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell can play at left-back or on the left-wing and has signed a two-year contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/league-football\/league12\/\" target=\"_self\">League One<\/a> club.<\/p>\n<p>An option to extend his stay by a further year has been included in the deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Blackpool Sign Demetri Mitchell<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We are pleased to announce the signing of Demetri Mitchell on a two year deal with the Club holding an option to extend by a further year!<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vwOjWB0e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/1vwOjWB0e0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dk77uG6Nsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dk77uG6Nsh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blackpool FC (@BlackpoolFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackpoolFC\/status\/1301980997483991040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Given Senior Debut by Jose Mourinho<\/h3>\n<p>He arrives following a successful trial with the club, where he featured in their pre-season friendlies against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Blackburn+Rovers\" target=\"_self\">Blackburn Rovers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell&#8217;s contract at Manchester United <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/25\/manchester-united-release-largie-ramzani-and-eight-other-academy-players\/\" target=\"_self\">expired<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>He made one single senior appearance during his time at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho gave him his full debut in a 2-0 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_self\">Crystal Palace<\/a> in the final league game of the 2016\/17 season.<\/p>\n<p>In a game he&#8217;ll never forget, Demetri showed promise and was popular with the United faithful.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell received the Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year award in 2017\/18, an award promising Dutch winger <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2696b6a9\/Tahith-Chong\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tahith Chong<\/a> picked up the following season.<\/p>\n<h3>Mixed Spells in Scotland<\/h3>\n<p>However, since then, he&#8217;s had two loan spells with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Hearts\" target=\"_self\">Hearts<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Scottish+Premiership\" target=\"_self\">Scottish Premiership<\/a>. A lot of his time in Scotland went well, but it started to go wrong towards the end and he suffered a season-ending injury in early 2019. As a result, he hasn&#8217;t played competitive senior football since February 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As it happens, both of his loan spells with Hearts were ended by injury. He cited <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stv.tv\/sport\/1429131-mitchell-has-unfinished-business-at-hearts-upon-return?top\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Unfinished business&#8217;<\/a> as his reason for returning for a second spell.<\/p>\n<p>Before his injury, he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com\/sport\/football\/craig-levein-brands-demetri-mitchell-stupid-over-sending-181685\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disappointed<\/a> then-manager Craig Levein by getting a second yellow card against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/search\/Aberdeen\" target=\"_self\">Aberdeen<\/a>, causing a needless suspension. He was subsequently dropped and then the injury came about a few games later.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell, 23, hasn&#8217;t had much in the way of luck, he will be hoping his fortunes take a turn with this move to Blackpool.<\/p>\n<h3>Excited to Get Going<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to be here and looking forward to getting started,&#8221; Mitchell told Blackpool&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpoolfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/september\/blackpool-bring-in-demetri-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having spent the past few weeks with the club during pre-season, I get the sense this is a good club to be at. There&#8217;s a strong togetherness in the squad and you can feel that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to the future here and can&#8217;t wait to see what&#8217;s to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Next Step in His Career<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Demetri made a great impression both on and off the pitch during his short spell with us and we&#8217;re delighted that he has decided to join us permanently,&#8221; head coach Neil Critchley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackpoolfc.co.uk\/news\/2020\/september\/blackpool-bring-in-demetri-mitchell\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has demonstrated to us that he can fit into the style of play we are trying to install at the club, and we feel he will be a really good addition to the squad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coming through the academy at Manchester United, we feel this is the next step in his career, and we&#8217;re excited to see what he can bring to the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"P_1l_RAhR4FADMsSnVuPHQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1228163895\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'P_1l_RAhR4FADMsSnVuPHQ',sig:'URKNFtFyP-eyVNU_6fVMLMC-jubFfQ15rst9OzPCo-I=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1228163895',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackpool have secured the signing of former Manchester United talent Demetri Mitchell. Mitchell can play at left-back or on the left-wing and has signed a two-year contract with the League One club. An option to extend his stay by a further year has been included in the deal. 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