Southampton and Newcastle United are each set to look at Dundee United’s Rory MacLeod within the coming days.
The Saints and Newcastle have had the gifted 16-year-old on their radar for a while. Frontman MacLeod has been one of many standouts within the United academy. He already has first-team expertise and in current weeks has pressured his method again into Liam Fox’s first-team.
He got here off the bench for United of their newest 3-0 win over Ross County. The English Premier League pair have been impressed and are set to look at the teenager in motion once more over the approaching video games with United away to St Johnstone on Monday after which at house to Rangers.
Southampton and Newcastle regard him very a lot as considered one of Scotland’s finest upcoming skills and are him with a view to their improvement squads. MacLeod has beforehand been a goal for Rangers however determined to signal pro-forms at Dundee United.
It might take a big bid with assured add-ons for United to promote on considered one of their prize belongings. United offered teen defender Kerr Smith to Aston Villa in a big-money deal final season. Dundee United chairman Mark Ogren has beforehand admitted that their academy might be central to their long-term plans.