Goodwin urges Reid to commit to Buddies
ST Mirren boss Jim Goodwin is hopeful of fending off “huge” competition for Dylan Reid after making him the youngest player ever to feature in the Premiership.
The midfielder played against Rangers this month, days after his 16th birthday.
Goodwin now aims to frustrate some of Europe’s top clubs by convincing the teenager and his family that Paisley is the best place to progress his career with a longer-term contract.
“Dylan has now obviously turned 16 and we were able to give him his debut at Ibrox and it was no more than he deserved,” the Irishman said. “He has been in with the first team for a number of weeks now training. We are delighted to have him and we are very hopeful we will be able to get a longer-term deal sorted out for Dylan in the next couple of days.
“I had a really good meeting with his family about 10 days ago now and I explained to them what my feelings were in terms of Dylan’s development, why staying at St Mirren was the best option for him.
“He has had his head turned by a number of huge clubs. The two big boys in Scotland would love to have him, half a dozen of the big lads in England would love to have him, and we’ve got teams in Germany as well.
“Obviously we talked about John McGinn because what John is doing in the English Premier League and with the Scottish national team and we don’t see why Dylan, without putting too much pressure on him, can’t go and do a similar type of thing. He will get opportunities here and that’s the most important thing.”