Leeds United scouts at St Mirren to watch Murray Campbell as £400,000 pricetag set
Leeds United scouts were spotted watching St Mirren defender Murray Campbell on Tuesday evening, according to Glasgow World.
The 15-year-old defender has travelled with the senior squad of the Scottish side in pre-season and featured against Northampton last time out.
Manager Stephen Robinson has shared that no bids have yet been received for the young wonderkid, who is clearly catching the eye with his progress.
Campbell is said to be rated at £400,000 by St Mirren as Premier League clubs start to line up.
Leicester City, Southampton and Brighton joined the Whites watching the young defender on Tuesday, with a race potentially opening for the new signing.
The Scotland under-16 international has not yet signed his first professional contract at St Mirren, and Robinson has said he will not put pressure on a decision.
Years to come.
Victor Orta could now be getting ready to plot moves for the academy now.
The squad will jet out to Australia this weekend, but the Spaniard will stay behind with only a new striker needed for the first-team with six signings done already.
Now, after that is done, attention will move to the academy and bring in the next line of new stars.
Campbell clearly is catching the eye of many breaking into the first-team squad at such a young age, and a move to Elland Road could now be on the cards because of it.
£400,000 wouldn’t even be noticed in the Leeds accounts if it was to go through, but it could be pushed closer to the seven-figure mark if other clubs get involved.
No one would exactly be blown away by this signing if it was announced, but give it possibly five more years and Campbell may be the name on everyone’s lips.
In other Leeds United news, the Whites now want to sign this striker with a rival set to kickstart a major £30million+ transfer battle