Man Utd raid Liverpool for "top England prospect"

[SB]

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=80279

Manchester United have trumped Liverpool for teenage prospect Scott Wootton.

The People says the England youth international from the Wirral had been with the Anfield club since he was 12, but he and his family were upset when he was offered only a short-term deal to stay.

Wootton turned down the contract and was immediately picked up by United who offered him the chance to be a professional - after just one run-out in the under-18 side last week.

It is a major slap for Rafa Benitez's club and insiders reveal Wootton left because he thought there were too many foreigners at the club's academy and his way would be blocked.

And the size of his potential was quickly spotted by eager United.



not sure if anyone knows about the kid, or what has happened? Seems pissde off by the amount of foreign talent we're bring ing in. Does anyone know if this kid has the talent to make it, oz it'd be a ****ty day to lose him to the mancs if he did

So did Danny Murphy and we've missed him how much?

If Rafa rated him we'd have had him IMO.

[SB]

And then there was this lad?


Liverpool to pay £1.5M for 14yo Crewe prospect Clayton
tribalfootball.com - February 23, 2008

Crewe Alexandra starlet Matt Clayton is a target for Liverpool.
The News of the World says midfielder Clayton, 14, is winning rave reviews and is a £1.5 million target for Liverpool.

Liverpool believe he will follow Danny Murphy, Rob Jones and Dean Ashton out of Crewe's famed academy.

[Harv]

1.5m for a 15 year old!!!

what is the world coming too

[SB]

1.5m for a 15 year old!!!

what is the world coming too

Some will say " at least he's a local lad "

It does seem a lot for a 15 yr old (IF TRUE)

[Havors]

Who gives a ****?

you will if he becomes a future english superstar.