Manchester City and Liverpool hope to land West Ham youngster Ajibola Alese before he signs professional contract

MANCHESTER CITY and Liverpool are monitoring West Ham whizz-kid Ajibola Alese, SunSport understands.

Ajibola, 16, is rated as one the hottest young talents in England, and his stand out performances for the Hammers’ Under-18s team have alerted the Premier League big boys.

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West Ham kid Ajibola  Alese is being tracked by Manchester City and Liverpool[/caption]

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is a keen admirer and has taken a personal interest in his development, with the current England Under-16s skipper pencilled in to feature for the Under-23s this term.

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Manchester City and Liverpool are both on a recruitment drive to sign the best youngsters at home and on the Continent to beef up their academies.

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Alese in action for England Under-15s against Turkey in 2015[/caption]

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Domingos Quina is another youngster pushing for first team game time at West Ham[/caption]

The youngster is currently on scholarship forms at the London Stadium, however the Hammers hierarchy know they will have to secure Ajibola’s services on a professional contract to fend off potential suitors.

If Ajibola commits his future to West Ham, he could follow in the footsteps of 17-year-old midfielder Domingos Quina, who joined from Chelsea last summer.

Quina has been a regular in the Hammers matchday squad this term and has played in the Europa League and Football League trophy.