Glasgow Rangers are reportedly now fighting a number of clubs from the Premier League to sign teenage forward Bailey Rice.

The Lowdown: Motherwell sensation

Rice currently plays his trade at Motherwell, and is thought of as a highly-regarded talent.

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The 15-year-old has been called up the Scotland U17 squad, and has played the full 90 minutes in recent European Championship qualifying matches, while he has also captained his country at age-group level.

The Latest: Rangers lurking

As per Football Insider's recruitment source, the Ibrox faithful are now fighting both Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion to sign Rice, and a recruitment source has revealed that the latter especially are 'keeping close tabs' on the attacker.

However, he cannot pen a professional deal with an English club until he is 17, while he only has to wait until he is 16 for Scottish teams, perhaps giving the Teddy Bears an advantage.

The Verdict: Exciting

Rice is certainly one to watch out for in the future, and the fact that the Light Blues could fend off Premier League competition for his services is exciting.

They already have some promising youngsters in the academy, like Juan Alegria and Tony Weston, and so adding Rice to the mix will surely catch the eye of Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Nonetheless, the Gers will need to act fast if they are to tie him down, and could perhaps even look to sell him to one of those English clubs for a tidy profit down the line.

In other news, find out what potential 'catastrophe' for RFC has now emerged here!