Rangers fans are blown away by the potential signing of Orange County wonderkid Francis Jacobs with the 15-year-old set to arrive in Glasgow later this year.

Earlier this week, The Athletic reported that Rangers have completed a deal for the midfielder, who is the youngest professional player in US football history. It is understood there’s a “sizeable” sell-on clause in the agreement that could benefit Orange County in the future.

Rangers forged a partnership with Orange County, who play one tier below MLS, in 2019 and Jacobs was one of three young players to have a trial with the Scottish Premiership leaders in the same year.

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It remains to be seen how Jacobs will develop but there’s no doubt he’s going to find himself compared to Freddy Adu a lot.

Jacobs turned pro at the age of 14 and was a few weeks younger than Adu when he made history in US football in 2003.

For all the bluster surrounding Adu as a youngster, when he was tipped to be the next Pele, the American’s career ultimately petered out into nothing.

Let’s hope Jacobs doesn’t do the same and the youngster becomes a real cracker of a signing for the Ibrox giants.

A lot of fans are excited about the young midfielder’s arrival and here is a selection of their tweets:

In other Rangers news, this BBC pundit shared what he noticed about Ryan Jack’s injury on Sunday.

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