Fulham’s Premier League starlet Matt O’Riley reportedly has a number of suitors including Celtic and Rangers.
Celtic and Rangers are reportedly going head-to-head to sign one of the most promising young midfielders south of the border.
That is according to Sky Sports, who claim that Fulham’s 18-year-old Matt O’Riley is a man in demand midway through the January transfer window.
O’Riley is the latest highly-rated prospect to emerge from the Cottagers academy, following in the footsteps of Ryan Sessegnon, and he is already playing for the club’s U23 side, impressing in a recent 3-1 win against Manchester United.
And Sky believes that Celtic and Rangers are both considering a bid, although the Glasgow giants are expected to face a lot of competition.
Championship promotion-chasers Norwich City and Leeds United are both big fans of O’Riley, who has been at Fulham since he was eight years old. Bundesliga trio Stuttgart, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund are understood to have scouted the creative midfielder recently too.
Considering the success enjoyed by Jadon Sancho and Ademola Lookman in Germany, O’Riley could be forgiven for being tempted by a move away from British shores.
O’Riley, who has played once for England at U18 level, made his Fulham debut in August 2017 during an EFL Cup clash with Wycombe Wanderers.
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