Celts watch young Canadian

Tuesday October 2, 11:35 AM

Celtic are keeping tabs on Canadian starlet Tyler Hemming, who is on trial in England with Grimsby Town.
Grimsby's link-up with Junior soccer in Canada looks like bearing fruit with the news they have taken their first Canadian youngster on trial.

Hemming, 16, is at the English First Division club for two weeks and he is the first of many such players The Mariners hope will cross the Atlantic as part of their unique link with Canadian soccer.

However, the highly-rated young defender is also attracting interest from the Scottish champions, with Martin O'Neill keeping a close eye on the young player's progress in the hope that he will prove to be a talent capable of playing at the very highest level.