Albion trailing Scottish wonderkid

Brighton & Hove Albion are trailing Rangers’ teenage goalscoring sensation Rory Wilson, according to the Scottish Daily Express.

Seagulls technical director, and former Rangers captain, DavidWeirsentscoutstorunthe rule over the 16-year-old while on international duty with Scotland under-17s.

The striker struck twice for the Young Scots in last Wednesday’s2-2drawwiththeCzechRepublic in their opening game of the UEFA Under-17 Championship Elite Round.

Wilson has now hit seven goalsinsixmatchesforScotland under-17s.Theteentalenthasalso plundered 40 goals for Rangers’ youth teams this season.

The striker’s stellar scoring ratehaspromptedinterestfrom Brighton, as well as the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Leeds United.TheScottishSunhasreported that Villa are set to win theracefortheteenagerinadeal worth £300,000. But the Scottish Daily Express has reported that a deal has not been struck for the wonderkid, and Rangers are trying to convince Wilson to stay at Ibrox.