Young Carlton Town starlet Jason Law has signed for League Two side Mansfield Town.
Law, who only recently made his full debut at Carlton Town at just 16 years old, has scored 4 goals in the 3 games he started.
The former Derby County and Burton Albion academy player put pen to paper for the Stags last Wednesday.
Carlton Town’s chairman Mick Garton said the move is a blow for the club who are struggling in the league this season.
He told Carton Town’s website: “We knew Jason would go higher and we were delighted to give him the opportunity to express himself, a chance he took with both hands.
“But the move away has come sooner than we expected and although we are delighted for Jason, it is obviously a blow in one sense given our league position”
“Because of Jason’s age and education status, we were not allowed to contract him so we will have to rely on the goodwill of Mansfield going forward if he makes progress with them which I believe he will”
“We received a lovely card off his family thanking us what we had done for their lad in giving him the opportunity and we have an excellent relationship with Mansfield Town which is obviously important and it was great to see Jason and his dad at our Christmas event when we had the chance to wish him all the best”
He added: “Jason is certainly the best young striker I have seen here, make no mistake about that.”
