Premier League scouts will watch Schalke U19 defender Bradley Cross when football resumes in Germany.
The 19-year-old centre-back is on loan with the Bundesliga club from South African side Bidvest Wits and has benefited from playing alongside the highly-rated Malick Thiaw who has been watched closely by Europe's elite clubs this season.
Thiaw, who is still 18, has already made his first team debut, as a substitute for Jonjoe Kenny on loan from Everton, and has a clause allowing him to leave for around £7million. Apart from looking composed as a 6ft 3ins defender he has also scored nine goals for Schalke's talented U19s in a stand-out season.