Carlisle United Football Club can confirm that first-year professional Kai Nugent has joined Peter Murphy’s Annan Athletic side on a season long loan today.
Nugent, 18, earned his first senior deal on the successful conclusion of his two-year scholarship last season having enjoyed a successful promotion winning loan stay with Workington through the latter stages of last term.
Manager Paul Simpson said: “It’s good news for Kai. He had a bit of a setback with his injury, so we wanted to make sure he got fit before he did anything else.
“He needs to go out and play games and at this moment in time I didn’t see him getting as many games as he needs if he stayed here.
“I think he’s going to a good environment up there in Scotland. It will be good for him to go and hopefully get regular games, and we can keep assessing him at the same time before we review it in January.
“It’s a good level, they're in League One and they've just recorded their first win in that division, so it will be a big test for him.
"I thought Max [Kilsby] really grew up during his loan spell with them last year and he’s doing well again this season.
“It’s a good place for them to go and learn their trade and learn about men’s football.”
