Aberdeen’s teenage sensation Calvin Ramsay has a protracted listing of switch choices ready for him in the summertime.
However with Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold one in all his largest influences, the teen could also be destined to progress his profession on Merseyside.
Ramsay has been named the Scottish Soccer Writers’ Younger Participant of the 12 months and appears sure to comply with Kieran Tierney, 3 times winner of that award, into the Premier League as he cited Alexander-Arnold as a significant hero.
The 18-year-old, on the radar of a protracted listing of Premier League golf equipment in addition to Serie A’s Bologna, has an admirer in Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and could possibly be set to swap one pink strip for one more as understudy to Alexander-Arnold, rated one of many world’s greatest proper backs.
Ramsay’s meteoric rise comes after he was launched to first staff soccer at Aberdeen in direction of the tip of final season and he has made 32 appearances this time period.
Leicester Metropolis, Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham are amongst these whose scouts have watched the teen this season whereas Leeds United are making ready a bid for his signature.
The attacking full-back admitted he was buzzing to obtain the younger participant award in his first full season.
He stated: “There are some huge gamers, nice gamers, who've gained the award and it’s only a large achievement for me actually.
“It’s been an excellent season actually, not for the membership clearly, we all know we would have liked to do higher.
“However on a private notice coming in for my first full season in skilled soccer, I believe I’ve accomplished nicely.
“I’ve loved and it to go and get this award has topped it off actually.
“My dad Graham has helped me lots in addition to gamers like Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker, all these prime gamers.
“I like to look at movies of them and attempt to base my recreation on them. However once I was youthful rising up, my dad undoubtedly helped me lots to get to the place I'm.
“He didn’t play on the prime degree however he knew ever since I used to be younger I had an opportunity.
“He used to coach with me on a regular basis once I was youthful, day by day after college. It’s helped me massively.
“As a full-back, watching Trent and his crosses and his technical means, if I can get to that degree then it could be a bonus.”
Ramsay, who has probably the most assists of any teenage defender in world soccer, began out as a midfielder however was performed at full-back towards Chelsea in a youth event in Holland and has stayed in that function ever since.
He stated: "In centre-mid it's important to be technically good and Alexander-Arnold is technically good.
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"He moved to proper again and is nice at going ahead and good defensively.
"If I will be half the participant of him I will probably be laughing.
“However I’m nonetheless an Aberdeen participant. I’ve nonetheless obtained to deal with the 4 video games left this season and hold placing in good performances.
“We’ll see the place it takes me in the summertime.
“It’s good being linked with huge golf equipment however I’ve simply tried to dam it out actually.
“You may’t get caught up in all of that. That’s the worst factor, particularly as a younger participant.
“I’ve simply damaged into the primary staff this season, so I’m attempting to dam it out and hold taking part in my recreation.
“For those who come into the primary staff and play nicely, like I've, something can occur.
“The likes of Aaron Hickey got here in at Hearts. He did nicely and obtained a giant transfer to Serie A and he’s been sensible, scoring targets and every part.
“Andy Robertson at Liverpool and Tierney at Arsenal, they’ve all been sensible and so they’re gamers I look as much as, particularly as they're full-backs like me.
“I’ve seen what they’ve accomplished. I really feel I might go on to try this as nicely.
“I do know I’ve started working onerous and hold taking part in and hold placing in good performances. But when I hold taking part in nicely, then I’m certain it’ll occur.”
Ramsay was the topic of a £4.8m bid from Hickey’s Bologna in January when the Dons rejected the strategy, seeing him as the topic of a much bigger supply on the finish of the season.
However the Aberdonian didn’t low cost taking part in overseas. He stated: "Each younger participant needs to go to the highest and do one of the best they will do.
"If I hold taking part in nicely for Aberdeen till the tip of the season we are going to see what occurs.
"If the curiosity continues to be there then it can deal with itself.
"I am nonetheless an Aberdeen participant, nonetheless younger and nonetheless studying the sport. I nonetheless have lots to study defensively.
"I can all the time enhance. I believe any participant can all the time enhance. It is simply staying at Aberdeen till the tip of the season and seeing what occurs then.”