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Rangers are fielding some high-level Premier League interest for one of their youngsters

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Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham have all been linked with a move for QPR youngster Ashley Trujillo.

The trio of Premier League clubs are thought to be keen on the 16-year-old attacker, according to Football Insider.

Trujillo has reportedly also impressed in performances for Colombia’s youth sides in recent months.

We asked our QPR Fan Pundit, Louis Moir, how important it is for the club to keep hold of Trujillo.

Trujillo urged to consider benefits of commitment to QPR

Speaking to Football League World, Louis said: “I don't know too much about Ashley Trujillo, but obviously with clubs in the Premier League rumoured to be keeping an eye on him, he obviously must be a big, big talent.

“Very, very young, probably very raw as well, but he's been playing for the Colombian youth team, seems to be doing really well and not a lot of people, including myself, probably ever heard of him due to him being so young that at this point in his career.

“But, yeah, if there's big clubs looking at him, then he's obviously got a lot about him and, not to compare, but with a slight similarity, you know, you look at Raheem Sterling and when he was at QPR, obviously we never see him in the first team really at all because he was sold to Liverpool at a young age and it was a shame.

“Obviously, if this lad is anywhere near those sort of levels or to reach those levels, a similar scenario may occur.

“And there was even rumours that big Premier League clubs were looking at our youngster Emmerson Sutton, and then it was good news that he signed a new deal with us.

“If it's the case here with Ashley Trujillo, it's probably harder because obviously he's younger, but you know, if we were to try and get him tied down to a longer-term deal, it would benefit probably him to be fair, in this time, and his career, and us as a club.

“But yeah, it’ll be interesting to see how he develops because he's so young, but he's doing really, really well for club and country.

“It'll be good to see him in the youth team setup as he develops and then potentially, even in the first team.

“So, one to keep a very close eye on as he matures and grows up because he could be a big, big talent we've got.”

Whether QPR manage to retain Trujillo or not, it is another tick next to their already elite reputation for identifying and developing young talent.

Raheem Sterling was the first example that sprang to Louis’ mind, but in more recent times they have seen the likes of Ebere Eze, Ilias Chair and Rayan Kolli.

In those three later examples, it shows that Rangers are capable of both retaining their top talent, or making the most out of moving them on, as in Eze’s case, who they sold for £20m and still retain a 20 per cent sell-on clause on him as he attracts interest from top clubs.