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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Man Utd join Arsenal in pursuit of Scottish wonderkid as January transfer plans emerge

Arsenal will face competition from old foes Manchester United in the race to sign sign 16-year-old Scottish wonderkid Jack Wylie.

Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag has already sent scouts north of the border to get a good look at the highly-rated Rangers defender on multiple occasions this season. But Arsenal have been tracking Wyllie for much longer, as the Daily Star reports.

The Gunners are said to be so enamoured with the Ibrox sensation that they sent chief youth scout Lee Herron to Spain in September to watch Wylie - who can play as a right-back or in central defence - impress for Scotland's under-16s in their clash with Denmark. United have been alerted to Arsenal's interest and subsequently upped their own.

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