London rivals Brentford and Fulham are set to lock horns in the race for AFC Wimbledon starlet Ayoub Assal this summer.
The Premier League duo have shown an interest in the Dons winger, 20, who also has Championship suitors, with a clutch of clubs mulling over a potential move for the highly-rated youngster in the wake of Wimbledon's relegation. The Dons dropped into League Two after enduring a nightmare 27-match winless run and could now lose some of their talented young stars.
Assal - who was called up to train with the England U20 squad earlier this year - is one of Wimbledon's top homegrown talents and has excelled since being handed a chance in the senior ranks by former Dons head coach Mark Robinson. Assal plundered 8 goals in 42 league games for the Londoners this year and laid on another six assists but was unable to prevent the team from slipping into the fourth tier.
