Celtic and Rangers have both reportedly had bids rejected for Exeter City’s rising defensive star Alfie Pond. The teenager made his senior debut for the League One side last season, featuring for against Chelsea’s U23s in the Papa Johns EFL Trophy and against Cheltenham Town in the same competition.
Grecians manager Matt Taylor revealed after a 1-0 pre-season friendly defeat to Torquay United, for which he was an unused substitute, at the weekend that the club had turned down “a couple of really low offers from clubs north of the border” for the giant 18-year-old stopper.
Devon Live report that “Rangers and Celtic the clubs thought to have made offers well short of the Grecians’ valuation”. Pond came through the ranks at St James’ Park but hasn’t featured much in pre-season due to intense speculation over his future with just a year left on his deal. Boss Taylor added: “We have wanted to play him more but he has not been in the right headspace.
