MX23RW : Monday, January 13 05:36:07| >> :120:52820:52820:

Kenny Jackett: 'Wolverhampton Wanderers scouted Ryan Gauld'

Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Kenny Jackett admits that he "watched" Ryan Gauld in action before his switch to Sporting Lisbon.

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Kenny Jackett has revealed that he was interested in Scottish youngster Ryan Gauld prior to his move to Sporting Lisbon.

The 18-year-old, who rose through the ranks at Dundee United, had been linked with a host of clubs before he sealed his switch to Portugal on a six-year contract on Wednesday.

Jackett has since conceded that he was among those to have had the midfielder scouted, but no bid was ever lodged.

"He was certainly somebody we monitored and had reports on but there was no bid and we didn't go any further than that. He was certainly in our system of players we watched," Jackett is quoted as saying by the Express & Star.

Gauld is believed to have a £48m release clause in his deal with Sporting.

ID:163400: cacheID:163400:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1444:
Written by
Liam Apicella
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Dundee United's Ryan Gauld in action against Motherwell on May 13, 2012
Read Next:
Report: Sporting agree fee for Gauld
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon17132248143441
2Porto17131340112940
3Benfica17122338112738
4Braga1794430191131
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1710161816231
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes176742622425
7Casa Pia176651920-124
8MoreirenseMoreirense176472225-322
9FamalicaoFamalicao174852020020
10Rio AveRio Ave175571828-1020
11Gil Vicente174761926-719
12Estoril PraiaEstoril174671828-1018
13Nacional174491323-1016
14Estrela Amadora174491629-1316
15AVS172961324-1115
16AroucaArouca1743101328-1515
17SC FarenseFarense173591123-1214
18BoavistaBoavista172691126-1512


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!