Newcastle have joined the hunt to signal Ross County sensation Dylan Smith, sources have advised Soccer Insider.
The centre-back, 16, has attracted the curiosity of numerous golf equipment after bursting onto the scene on the Scottish Premiership membership this season.
Everton and Sheffield Wednesday watched Smith in motion final weekend in opposition to Aberdeen and now Newcastle have despatched scouts to solid an eye fixed over him.
Newcastle’s head of youth recruitment Paul Midgley is known to have watched Smith in motion in opposition to Hearts this weekend as they plot a transfer.
The defender was within the beginning lineup for the Staggies’ 6-1 hammering by Hearts on Saturday (22 April).
{The teenager} has made 9 appearances for Malky Mackay’s aspect this season and has been within the beginning XI for 4 of these fixtures since shifting up from the youth aspect final summer time.
As quoted by The Press and Journal (12 April), Mackay insisted the teen has been given a run within the aspect on “advantage” and mentioned he has “excessive hopes” for him on the membership.
The 16-year-old is the youngest participant within the Scottish Premiership this 12 months and the Ross County boss insisted as soon as he begins coaching recurrently with the primary crew they are going to see large enhancements in his sport.
Ross County are presently backside of the Scottish Premiership with simply 27 factors from 33 video games.
They’re 4 factors behind Kilmarnock forward of the league break up and face the prospect of being relegated from the Scottish high flight on the finish of the season.
In different information, Newcastle anticipate Liverpool to beat them to signing Chelsea star.
