Rory Wilson announces Rangers exit as Aston Villa lead the race to sign teenage goal sensation

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Teenage striker Rory Wilson has revealed he's left Rangers as Aston Villa emerge as favourites to sign him. The Scotland U-17 striker wants to move to England and has been strongly linked with a move to Premier League side Villa, managed by former Ibrox boss Steven Gerrard.

Wilson, 16, scored for his country in the youth Euros in Israel against Denmark, taking his season's tally to 49 after a prolific season in the Rangers academy.But he's now confirmed he wants to look for a different challenge south of the border.He said: "Rangers have been brilliant for me.

There's no getting away from that."But it's time to move on and get to the next level.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Rangers Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram."I'd like to thank Rangers for everything they have done for me because it's been great for me over the last eight years, but it's time to leave."I'll probably be going down south."We'll wait and see what happens in the next couple of weeks.

Everything will be sorted very soon. "At Rangers, all the coaches have been fantastic for me. I can't thank them enough for all their help. "I want to go down south and try and prove myself and become a top player and that's what I am going to do."Wilson started all three games as Brian McLaughlin's side went out of the