Scotland youth star Ollie Ecrepont reveals Premier League ambition with Ayr United
dailyrecord.co.ukOllie Ecrepont spent a week training at Brentford with David Beckham’s son.But Ayr’s kid gloves keeper insists there’s no danger of letting his new world go to his head.The 16-year-old this week penned a three-year deal to stay at Somerset Park.Big name suitors are lining up to take one of Scotland’s brightest young talents south of the border.However, Ecrepont and his family insist they’re happy to stay on board at a club they believe is going places.Ollie, who has already been tipped to grab Ayr’s first team gloves by the time he turns 18, told the Ayrshire Post: “As a fan of the club since I could walk, this is everything I ever dreamed of.“Even making my first Academy team was a major thing for me.“I’ve grown up watching these players as a fan going home and away.“So to get the chance to go in and train with them as a 14-year-old was incredible.“I wasn’t daunted...it was just a feeling of excitement and wanting to do well. “Even when I go to games now, my mates are still in the stand.
It’s a surreal feeling.” Ollie has followed an identical path to brother Finn through the United and Scottish national ranks.And that’s put him on the radar of Premiership clubs down south, with the Bees first to show their hand by offering a training stint.Ecrepont will return for another spell with Thomas Frank’s side before the summer.Dad Eddie revealed: “We’ve always been mindful of keeping Ollie very grounded.“But then you walk in to training at Brentford and Romeo Beckham is stood there.“It’s a surreal jump to a whole new world but Ollie has always taken everything in his stride.“Yes we know there is interest in him but in his own words...why would he go to another club in Scotland when Ayr will be in the Premier League within two
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