It’s not unusual that you see players from Real Salt Lake’s academy signing professional contracts these days, and so it continues with Sebastien des Pres, who signed with fourth-tier English side Blackpool FC.
Already in the U.S. youth system, des Pres, 18, signed an 18-month deal with a club option year attached, and he’ll be playing with Blackpool’s U-18 side.
"Seb's been on trial with us and he's impressed everybody at the club. He still falls into the category of an under-18 player but he's one that the first-team staff and ourselves in the academy are all very excited about," Blackpool's academy manager said.