Wolves and Brentford in transfer fight for ‘next Jamie Vardy’ as Bromley’s non-league teen Kellen Fisher shines
WOLVES and Brentford are monitoring non-league right-back Kellen Fisher.
The teen sensation, 18, has caught the eye of the Premier League duo for his performances at Bromley this season.
SunSport understands Championship clubs Hull and Swansea are also on red alert for Fisher.
And there were up to ten scouts present as Bromley clinched a 1-0 victory at Yeovil on Saturday.
Rising star Fisher signed a new three-year deal with the National League side in February.
Play-off chasing Bromley are ninth in the fifth tier of English football and travel to Maidstone on Tuesday.
Fisher himself has appeared 19 times in the National League this season.
His strong performances since breaking into the first team even saw him pick up Bromley’s Player of the Month award in January.
He made his senior debut for the Ravens in their 1-0 win over Dover in the FA Trophy last season.
Fisher has also appeared in the FA Youth Cup on two occasions.
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Loan moves to Welling and Cray allowed him to continue his development before establishing himself at Hayes Lane.
The interest from club’s higher in the football pyramid could see Fisher follow a similar career trajectory to Jamie Vardy, who also played in non-league before making to the Prem.
In an interview with Bromley club media, Fisher reflected on his time in the club’s academy in the classroom and on the pitch.
He said: “Yeah, obviously I’m enjoying the football part of it but the schooling part of it I enjoyed as well.
“Just being with your mates playing football every day and then the schooling side of it was really enjoyable for me.”