League Two outfit AFC Wimbledon have received bids from an unnamed club for Ayoub Assal as a number of sides higher up the pyramid plot to prise the 20-year-old away from Plough Lane before next week's transfer deadline.
Assal was attracting Premier League interest earlier in the summer with Brentford and Fulham amongst his suitors. But the top-flight duo could now miss out as a host of EFL clubs are stepping up their attempts to pinch the Dons academy graduate.
While it's unclear who has recently tabled bids for the youngster, Watford and Queens Park Rangers are two clubs who have been keeping a keen eye on Assal's situation in recent weeks. League One side Peterborough United have also been courting the attacking midfielder - who was called up to train with England's U20 squad last year - although they have just wrapped up a deal for Barnet hotshot Ephron Mason-Clark.
