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Following the closure of Torquay’s previous youth department, Austen initially joined Cornish side Truro City in 2017, before loan spells at Barnstaple and Buckland Athletic prompted a move back to Devon with stints at Tiverton Town and Plymouth Parkway.

Last summer saw him move on to Somerset with Taunton, and having been in impressive form for the Peacocks during the first six months of this season, his subsequent departure from Town sparked interest from a whole host of other clubs.

Booth, though, opted to join his hometown club and follow in the footsteps of his father, former Gulls Player of the Year, Jon Gittens, with United boss Gary Johnson understandably delighted to have secured the services of the highly-rated centre-back.