Cardiff City starlet attracts top flight attention with Spurs and Borussia Dortmund ‘monitoring’ progress

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EFL Analysis can exclusively confirm that one Cardiff City talent is in high demand across European top flight leagues.

Cardiff City suffered relegation to League One last season, with Aaron Ramsey taking interim charge towards the end of the season.

Over the summer, Cardiff bid farewell to over 13 players but added just three to new boss Brian Barry-Murphy’s side, with their best summer signing being Gabriel Osho from Luton Town.

The Bluebirds have made a stellar start back to life in the third tier, with five wins and one draw from their opening six games.

Ahead of their trip to Stockport County on Saturday, EFL Analysis can exclusively confirm that one Cardiff star is attracting attention from some of Europe’s elite.

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Top flight clubs tracking Cardiff City star Dylan Lawlor

Cardiff youngster Dylan Lawlor is being watched closely by several Premier League clubs as well as German giants Borussia Dortmund.

The Welsh international made his debut for Cardiff last season and has cemented himself as a first-team regular so far under Barry-Murphy, as well as making his senior Wales debut recently.

Cardiff will want to keep Lawlor, given how impressive the young centre-back has been so far this season and his lofty potential, as some of Europe’s top clubs are taking note.

EFL Analysis understands, thanks to our Chief Football Correspondent Graeme Bailey, that a host of Premier League clubs are closely monitoring Cardiff starlet Lawlor.

The 19-year-old central defender has only just broken into the first-team squad with Cardiff but was handed his international debut by Craig Bellamy last week.

Lawlor, who also recently agreed a new long-term contract, is impressing hugely and sources have confirmed to EFL Analysis that his performances are attracting the attention of a host of clubs.

We can reveal that Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle United have all watched him this season, whilst we can also reveal RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have also been alerted to his progress.

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What Wales boss Craig Bellamy said about Dylan Lawlor after debut

Just six months after his breakthrough at Cardiff, Lawlor was handed his senior Wales debut by Bellamy in the Dragons’ 1-0 win over Kazakhstan.

Lawlor won the man-of-the-match award for his defensive exploits, comfortably filling the void left by Leeds United star Joe Rodon’s withdrawal from the Wales squad.

As quoted by Guardian Series, Bellamy said of Lawlor: “Beyond impressed. What a player.

“He was so just so impressive, and we needed him to be because we were fully aware of the pull-outs.

“Joe Rodon was gone and there’s times you look and think, ‘how are we going to cope without Joe because he’s such an immense player for us?’

“This helps. We have the sort of player underneath him now, (who is) going to rival everyone.

“He’s a big plus to come out of this, we gained a big player from this.”