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Manchester City prospect James McAtee attracts interest from Premier League rivals Brighton, Leicester City and Aston Villa after match-winning performance against Chelsea U23's

Manchester City prospect James McAtee is attracting interest from Premier League rivals after another match-winning display for the club's U23s on Monday night.

McAtee's strike in the 1-0 win over Chelsea sent City to the top of Premier League 2 and took his goals tally for the season to 14, ahead of Arsenal's Folarin Balogun, now on loan at Middlesbrough and Dilan Markanday who left Tottenham for Blackburn last week.

More importantly, McAtee's performance in the number ten role caught the eye of watching scouts once again.

Manchester City prospect James McAtee is attracting interest from Premier League rivals
McAtee scored against Chelsea to see them win 1-0 and go top of Premier League 2 table (file photo used)

McAtee scored against Chelsea to see them win 1-0 and go top of Premier League 2 table (file photo used)

Likened by Sky pundit Gary Neville to former City star David Silva in style, Brighton, Leicester City and Aston Villa are all keen on the creative 19-year-old who has yet to agree a new contract at City.