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Josh McCafferty

New Motherwell boss directly addresses future of Celtic-linked Lennon Miller

New Motherwell boss Jens Berthel Askou has addressed the future of Celtic-linked Lennon Miller. 

The Parkhead club have long been said to be admirers of the teenage midfielder, who could be on the move this summer. 

Miller has continually impressed since breaking into Motherwell's first team two years ago. He played 39 times for the Fir Park club last season and made his senior Scotland debut at the end of the campaign, impressing in a 4-0 win over Liechtenstein. 

Askou spoke on Miller's future today: "In general, there has been obviously a lot of interest and it’s busy around Lennon, nothing concrete right now, but it could change quickly," he said [RecordSport].


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"That’s a lot of interest, a lot of a lot of manoeuvring around the market around him. I think he’s dealing with it really, really well. He’s just playing football and really enjoying what we’re doing here.

"I spoke to him just an hour ago. He’s really pleased with the role he has in the team now and what we are trying to do because it suits him really, really well and he will develop. But we also know that the time will come when he will take the next step. And if it’s this summer, then the time will tell. But it could be.

"It’s not like he’s knocking on my door every day and saying I need to leave. Not at all. But we know he’s a fantastic football player, a very, very big talent that you don’t see very often. So we know the day will come.

"We will announce that when it’s the right time to announce whether there’s something specific on him. But there’s a general interest from the market in Lennon, and there has been also before my time here, and that interest has not slowed down.

"It’s still there and it’s increasing more and more as clubs get more and more active. And obviously there are some other people also dealing with that within the club that maybe knows a little bit more than I do. And so when the time is right, we will announce.

"Until then, we’ll try to just make sure that he gets the best opportunity to be part of Motherwell and perform for us and focus on his development."

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