A TRIO of teenage academy graduates have signed new one-year City contracts.

Nineteen-year-olds Bobby Pointon, Dylan Youmbi and Harvey Rowe will be part of Mark Hughes’ squad for the coming campaign.

Midfielder Pointon said: “I am buzzing - this is what I have worked for all my life, and to have it at this club is special.

“I have been coming here as a fan since I was five-years-old, so it is a dream come true for me.

“It was great to experience men’s football at Brighouse Town last season. Scoring three goals in four games helped my learning and boosted my confidence, before playing a different style of football at Farsley Celtic.

“I know the gaffer likes the simple things mastered, so if I can keep doing that and showing what I am about, hopefully it will help me.

“I like playing with the ball on the floor. I like creating chances and scoring goals. My aim is to get more minutes in pre-season, and show everyone what I am capable of. Hopefully, I can get in the team - that is my dream. It would be brilliant for myself and my family.”

Forward Youmbi travelled with the first team to the Newport game in March.

“I am a striker who likes to score goals,” he said. “I make the most of close-range chances but know that any goal counts.

“My spells on loan have helped me a lot, and opened my eyes as to what senior football is about. Hopefully, I can work on experiencing more of that.

“I travelled to Newport with the first team last season, and hopefully I can experience that again. I will keep working hard on and off the pitch to get minutes in pre-season and hopefully help the team.”

Defender Rowe added: “First and foremost, I am grateful to the gaffer and the academy staff for the opportunity I have been given.

“I look around this stadium now, and when I look back to near-enough every home game last season, the stadium and the supporters who come act as motivation for all of us.

“On loan, I have definitely learnt a lot, especially in dressing rooms, you pick up so much. Even here, when training with the first team and seeing the players doing the right things, that is very valuable.

“I want to play some minutes in pre-season and play as well as I can, and just keep working hard from there.”

Hughes is keen to see the three young talents continue their develop.

The City boss said: “We have three very talented players on our hands, who each have a bright future in the game.

“They bring different traits and qualities to our dressing room and continue to develop really well.

“They have been in and around the building for well over a year now, training with the first team and impressing in a number of bounce fixtures we played throughout the course of last season.”