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Leicester City have signed starlet Tyrese Shade on a two-year deal from Solihull Moors.

The 17-year-old forward had a trial with City last month, and Solihull have now announced that the teenager has committed his immediate future to Leicester.

After seven years with Birmingham City’s academy, Shade joined the Moors in 2016 following his release at the age of 15.

The Birmingham-born player enjoyed a brief but promising spell with Liam McDonald’s first-team last season, but has now completed his dream move.

Solihull head of sport Mark Fogarty said: “Leicester first watched Tyrese during the pre-season win over Walsall in July.

“During that game, he had a fantastic 25 minutes or so showing the creative ability that I first saw when he was an academy player at Birmingham City.

“I have always been excited about his potential and, as with Kieran Dawes who also came to us a year ago, I didn’t feel it was the football that we as a staff had to concentrate on, it was more about the pastoral side.

“When you are at an academy you can be one of a large group of talented individuals but at any one time if you’re not the elite you can feel deflated and doubt yourself.

“All we have done is given Tyrese the chance to mature, make him feel special and give him license to show his talents.

“Liam McDonald has given him the exposure of playing in the Vanarama National League which in itself takes guts and therefore the player feels confident and energised. These are the ingredients that a player needs to flourish.

“We are all extremely proud of Tyrese and will follow his progress with interest.”

McDonald added: “It was a pleasure working with Tyrese since I joined the football club. I’ve spent a lot of time with the Moors academy as it’s important for the future development of the club and to give players opportunities.

“Tyrese caught my eye straight away and it was great to give him his debut at 16, regardless of his age I thought he was good enough.

“He came back to pre-season hungry and determined to break into the squad and produced some eye-catching performances.

“We are all proud of him and when I went to see him for his signing he looked so confident rubbing shoulders with the first-team players.

“Having seen a former player of mine (Cohen Bramall) make his Arsenal debut this pre-season, I know it won’t be long for Tyrese as he’s a special player with a bright future ahead.”