After signing Crystal Palace starlet Rob Street on loan in the January transfer window, Torquay United manager Gary Johnson has also moved to add Hull City central midfielder Max Sheaf in another loan deal.
Gravesend-born Sheaf, 20, joined the Tigers at the age of 16, after previously being on the books of Premier League side Arsenal. He made his league debut for Hull on the final day of the 2018-19 season against Bristol City, when he came on as a late substitute for Fraizer Campbell.
Since then Sheaf has made a further three appearances for the Tigers, all of which came in the EFL Trophy, before he enjoyed a successful loan spell at Cheltenham Town in the 2019-20 campaign. While at the Johnny Rocks Stadium, he made 22 appearances in all competitions and scored three goals - against Newport County in the EFL Trophy and Oldham Athletic and Walsall in League Two. Shjeaf joins the Gulls for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign.
His brother, Ben Sheaf, is currently on loan at Championship side Coventry City from the Gunners.
Tigers boss Grant McCann - who played under Johnson at Peterborough United and was also appointed as captain of the Posh by the current Gulls manager- will be no doubt be taking a close interest in his progress.
This news comes shortly after the Gulls confirmed the loan extensions of Adam Randell and Sam Sherring with Plymouth Argyle and AFC Bournemouth respectively.
