Letting promising youngster Matt O’Riley slip would be a scandal for Fulham

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Fulham midfielder Matt O’Riley is receiving interest from Stuttgart, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Leeds, Norwich, Rangers, and Celtic, according to Sky Sports.

With such a wide variety of clubs monitoring the 18-year-old talent, Fulham need to ensure O’Riley stays at Craven Cottage.

Letting O’Riley slip from the club’s grasps would be nothing less than a disgrace for the Whites.

In recent years, Fulham have prided themselves on their academy’s excellent work, with promising stars such as Ryan and Steven Sessegnon, Patrick Roberts, Moussa Dembele, Dennis Adeniran, and Luca De La Torre all plying their trade at Motspur Park.

Bundesliga clubs have shown a strong interest in providing young English talent with a chance to get consistent playing time abroad, a prospect that might tempt O’Riley — the teenager hasn’t played a single minute in the Premier League this season.

For the U-23’s, O’Riley has consistently starred and surely deserves a chance to show Claudio Ranieri his skills in the first team.

Fulham’s central midfield has been a major concern this campaign, and with the two big-money signings Jean-Michael Seri and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa failing to live up to expectations, O’Riley should have a role to play off the bench.

Matt O’Riley has the potential to be a top-quality midfielder in his prime — Fulham must do everything in their power to keep the promising teenager in SW6 in order to see O’Riley flourish at his boyhood club.