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Manchester City and Arsenal are both keen on Hearts youngster Alfie Osborne.<\/p>\n
The English Premier League title chasers both checked out the talented central defender in Scotland\u2019s Under-19 clash with Italy this week.<\/p>\n
Aston Villa, Leeds and Fulham were amongst other Premier League clubs who had Osborne and his fellow young Scots watched in Wednesday\u2019s Euro qualifier at Airdrie.<\/p>\n
The teenager impressed despite the 3-0 for Neil MacFarlane\u2019s side in their defeat to the Italians.<\/p>\n
Osborne is out-of-contract at the end of the season and could be snapped up for as little as \u00a3160,000 in training compensation by clubs outside of Scotland.<\/p>\n
That has alerted both City and the Gunners who have been watching and tracking Osborne in action for club and country.<\/p>\n
A lot of the English Premier League had some of their senior staff up at the game to make final checks on the towering centre half ahead of possible summer offers.<\/p>\n
The majority of clubs will take the chance to watch him play against Republic of Ireland on Saturday in Scotland\u2019s next Euro qualifier.<\/p>\n
Scotland have a number of exciting talents that the English Premier League clubs are watching closely. The likes of Fletcher Boyd has already won a big-money move from Aberdeen to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n
Osborne has caught the eye coming through the Jambos\u2019 academy.<\/p>\n
Hearts have one of the top academies in the country.<\/p>\n
They have just agreed a deal to sell Keir McMeekin to Manchester City.<\/p>\n
The teenager could eventually net Hearts up to \u00a32million if they hit various add-ons and instalments.<\/p>\n
McMeekin was also courted by Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson but decided to move to their city rivals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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