Larne striker Matthew Lusty is a wanted man with several English Premier League clubs tracking the talented teenager.
Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa and Everton are understood to be two of the cross-channel clubs currently monitoring the talented 18-year-old who recently joined Portadown on a short-term loan.
Lusty, who has been part of the Northern Ireland Under-19 set-up in recent months, made his senior Larne debut in a thumping 8-1 Irish Cup win over Dollingstown in May.