{"id":580125,"date":"2021-01-22T14:17:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=580125"},"modified":"2021-01-22T14:17:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T19:17:06","slug":"mk-dons-harry-darling-cambridge-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/22\/mk-dons-harry-darling-cambridge-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Milton Keynes Dons Sign Harry Darling From Cambridge United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>League One side Milton Keynes Dons have completed the signing of Cambridge United defender Harry Darling.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old arrives as Stadium MK on a -year deal for an undisclosed fee.<\/p>\n<p>Cambridge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge-united.co.uk\/news\/2021\/january\/darling-departs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have confirmed<\/a> that there is a sell-on clause in the defender&#8217;s Dons contract and that their valuation of Darling was met after several failed bids from the third tier side.<\/p>\n<h2>MK Dons Sign Harry Darling From Cambridge United<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Harry Darling is a Don \u270d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonDeal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DonDeal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XaJJr2ddKn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XaJJr2ddKn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MK Dons (@MKDonsFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKDonsFC\/status\/1352692508296417280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Darling told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mkdons.com\/news\/2021\/january\/dons-complete-darling-deal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>: \u201cAs soon as I heard about the move here I wanted to get it done. This is a great club and I\u2019m excited to get going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuss [Martin] has shown full confidence in me. The way he wants to play football suits me down to the ground. I see myself as a ball-playing centre-back, but one who prides himself on keeping clean sheets too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m an ambitious person and I think this Club suits me in that aspect. I just can\u2019t wait to meet my teammates and get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dons manager Russell Martin added: \u201cHarry is a player we have been keeping tabs on for some time. We\u2019ve watched a lot of him, particularly in the last few months and he\u2019s been our number one target at this position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an important position with the way we want to play and we\u2019ve been able to go and get one of the best central defenders in League Two and one of the best young talents at this level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were looking towards the summer as a time to bring him in but, with Richard leaving, it sped that process up. The Chairman, Andy and Liam have worked very hard to get this deal done.<\/p>\n<h3>Darling&#8217;s Career So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Darling is a product of the youth academy at Cambridge but signed for Newmarket Town when he was let go.<\/p>\n<p>However, he re-joined the club a few years later and\u00a0made his professional debut as a 17-year-old during the 2016\/17 season.<\/p>\n<p>So far, made 73 senior appearances during his career, with 20 of those coming this season for a Cambridge side that are currently leading the way in League Two.<\/p>\n<p>Darling has also had loan spells in non-league with Bishop&#8217;s Stortford, Hampton &amp; Richmond Borough, East Thurrock United and Royston Town.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"GFCWNTd-R2pWA3oZtO107A\" 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\/1075721022\" 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:'GFCWNTd-R2pWA3oZtO107A',sig:'Yxw433zyEzOLmGjST9c2WeXClIp3JJW0j8CDZ0f23nY=',w:'594px',h:'483px',items:'1075721022',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>League One side Milton Keynes Dons have completed the signing of Cambridge United defender Harry Darling. The 21-year-old arrives as Stadium MK on a -year deal for an undisclosed fee. 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