Interesting reports from north of the border in Scotland suggest that Norwich are interested in Vinnie Leonard of Dundalk, and face competion for his signature from Celtic, Lyon & Genoa who are also interested in the Irish teenager.

Dundalk boss, Ciaran Kilduff isn’t surprised that Leonard is attracting attention from other clubs. Speaking earlier on in the season after a win against Treaty United, he said: “what we have on our hands here is a special talent. I know teams like Celtic and others were over watching him for weeks. The club do link in with me on matters like this. But I am dealing with the football side of things.

"He is a player for the future. We have a kid on our hands. Even if there are offers from UK clubs with an interest, he cannot go there until June of next year. He is not 18 until March. He is really enjoying his football. Vinny is also going to a World Cup with the Republic of Ireland [under 17s]. He has a lot on his plate right now.”

It’s expected that a deal for the highly-rated teenager, who has represented his country at International youth level, would be six-figures plus add-ons. It also wouldn’t be the first time Celtic have dipped into the League of Ireland market, having signed Liam Scales and Johnny Kenny from Shamrock Rovers in recent years.