This 17 year old Tranmere kid we've been linked with is playing on SKY Sports 1 in a few minutes in the Oldham v Tranmere game.Ex-Liverpool kid John Welsh playing alongside him in midfield.
TRANMERE are considering an approach from German giants Bayern Munich to take teenage prospect Dale Jennings on a short trial, with a view to a permanent signing this summer.
I understand Prenton Park officials have confirmed Bayern’s interest in the 18-year-old and are discussing the issue.
Rovers turned down a £600,000 bid for Jennings from a Premier League club in January and the youngster still has another year of his current contract to run.
Jennings was voted League One Apprentice of the Year at the Football League awards in March after making a spectacular breakthrough into Tranmere’s first team early this season.
Several Premier League and Championship clubs have also shown strong interest in the Liverpool born youngster, who made 32 first team appearances this season, scoring six goals.
Bayern, last year’s Champions League finalists are scouring Europe for the best young talent and recognise Jennings’ potential.
Manager Les Parry knows he will be working under tight financial conditions again next season.
Parry has been told that the budget for players and staff at Prenton Park will be the same for the 2011/12 campaign as for the one that finished last weekend.
That will leave Rovers among the clubs with the most modest spending resources in League One – although Parry expects a number of rivals to be cutting back on expenditure next term.
Rovers punched above their financial weight in finishing nine points clear of the relegation places in 2010/11, an achievement which helped to persuade chairman Peter Johnson to give the long serving physio-turned-manager a third campaign in charge of team affairs.
West Ham have made a late bid to snatch Tranmere Rovers’ Dale Jennings from the clutches of Bayern Munich.
Manager Sam Allardyce has signalled the offer after negotiations stalled between the Bundesliga side and the League One team over prospective add-ons.
The 18-year-old former Liverpool trainee was all set for to fly out to Munich this weekend once the finer details were ironed out but West Ham have moved to trump the Germans with a £1.8million bid and will pay more cash up front.
The move has swayed cash-strapped Tranmere and they are now leaning towards accepting the Championship favourites’ package.
They rejected a £600,000 offer for Jennings in January but realise it is a signing that can bring them a decent return.
Jennings has only made 29 league appearances but is seen as one of the best young talents outside the Premier League.
The deal - which is worth in the region of £1.7million - is expected to be completed this weekend and will mark the start of a major learning curve for the player who was released by Liverpool as a 15-year-old.
Former Bayern and Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann says Jennings can only benefit from his move to the Allianz Arena.
Hamann, who has recently become the manager at Blue Square Bet Premier side Stockport County, has first-hand experience of Jennings' fledgling talents.
Hamann - playing for MK Dons - was on the receiving end when the whizzkid scored twice in Tranmere's 4-2 League One victory last October.
Bayern's sporting director Christian Nerlinger even contacted Hamann for his opinion on Jennings before the German giants made their surprise move.
The former Germany midfielder - who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005 - gave Jennings a glowing reference.
And Hamann said yesterday: 'He's a very talented player and they saw that and have taken a punt on him.
'I wish him all the best and hope it works out. I think it's a great move for him and it can only improve him as a player and a person.
'It's a new country and new language and will be a whole new experience for him.'