Celtic starlet Daniel Kelly is set to be offered a bumper five-year contract this month to stave off competition from Liverpool and Benfica for his signature.
A host of clubs at home and abroad have been tracking the talented teenager with English Premier League sides Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Leicester also among those showing an interest in the midfielder.
But Lanarkshire Live Sport understands the 14-year-old will be presented with a five-year pre-professional contract in a bid to keep him at Parkhead long-term.
Last year, the Hoops lost defender Liam Morrison to German giants Bayern Munich and they are keen to avoid seeing another hot prospect head for the exit.
Celtic have been pushing for Kelly's signature for some time and hope the offer of a long-term commitment will seal the deal.
However, East Kilbride-based Kelly, who turns 15 in October, has been tracked by some of Europe's elite clubs for almost two years.
In 2018 he was over in Germany for the Santander Cup and helped Celtic finish third behind Juventus and Barcelona's youth sides.
Kelly netted in a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven and scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Liverpool, which first brought him to the attention of Anfield scouts.
Reigning Portuguese champions Benfica are also among the big names who have shown an interest.
The former St Leonards Primary School pupil first caught the eye of Celtic playing above his age group for East Kilbride Caledonian Thistle's 2004 team.
He is now on the successful St Ninian's High School programme that helped bring the likes of Kieran Tierney and Mikey Johnston to prominence at Parkhead.
Kelly will be keen to see what Celtic have to offer in terms of a pathway to follow in the footsteps of Tierney - now at Arsenal - but he could be swayed by the impressive academy setups down south.
In 2017 on the other side of Glasgow, midfield prodigy Billy Gilmour left Rangers to join Chelsea at the age of 15 and this season found his way into Frank Lampard's first team at Stamford Bridge after a series of impressive displays.
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