Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Brighton are just some of the clubs keeping tabs on 16-year-old striker Mason Melia.
Stephen Kenny will ask 16-year-old striker Mason Melia to lead the line for St Patrick's Athletic on Thursday night when they face FC Vaduz in the Europa Conference League .
READ MORE: 'We have guys from England and Scotland, but they have Celtic blood' - Damien Duff on Shels' Euro starsTwo seasons ago they beat Slovenian, Turkish and Austrian opponents to make the Europa Conference League group stages. There, they picked up points against Dnipro of Ukraine and Cypriot side Apollon Limassol.
“He's played very well overall but it was a tough game on Sunday. He has a lot of attributes and I think he is getting better. “It is unusual to have someone so young playing in such a central position, leading the line, it's normally a different position.Meanwhile, Kenny says he wants to waste no time in turning St Patrick’s Athletic into one of the dominant forces in Irish football.
Now they are looking to make their mark on Europe - an arena where Kenny has experienced many big nights in his past roles.
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