But Saints boss Jon Daly has not given up hope of retaining Adam Murphy after a proposed move to Bristol City was put on ice.
Curtis turns 18 in December and is therefore an option for clubs in England as he would not fall foul of Brexit restrictions. “We would be open to keeping both of them but Sam is set on going, although we have a couple of important games before then.“Sam is 18 in December and it becomes more difficult when they’re out of contract to convince them to stay another year.Mason Melia became St Pat’s youngest ever league starter at 16 years, one month and five days when he started Friday’s defeat to Shamrock Rovers.