Manchester United’s Australia youth international James Overy has been linked with Scottish Premiership powerhouse Rangers and clubs in the A-League.
Overy has reportedly emerged as a target for Rangers – who recently signed Socceroo Cammy Devlin from rivals Hearts/
The Daily Mail also reports A-League teams are reported to be interested in the talented 18-year-old fullback though it is unclear whether interested parties are pursuing loan or permanent moves.
Overy joined Manchester United in 2024 after catching the eye following his performance for Perth in a friendly against Premier League outfit West Ham in July 2023.
Also eligible to represent Scotland having previously played for their Under-19 team, Overy signed his first professional contract with the Premier League juggernaut last year.
James Overy. Photo: Getty Images
Overy helped United reached the FA Youth Cup final last season, having been called up by the Socceroos for the first time ahead of November friendlies against Colombia and Venezuela, though he was an unused substitute.
Since signing for United, Overy has featured for the club’s youth teams, but also spent time training with the first team under both Ruben Amorim and new manager Michael Carrick.
He said the intensity and quality of those sessions is off the charts, telling Football360 in a recent interview: “It’s like you make one mistake and they’re all onto you.
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James Overy in action for Manchester United. Photo: Getty Images
“… I’ve only trained a couple times under (Michael) Carrick just because of being injured. The two times I trained under Carrick have been unreal. But I enjoyed it under Amorim.
“The intensity was really high. Like I just really enjoyed it. Every single day you walk into training, you’re training with Bruno (Fernandes), you’re training with Casemiro, boys like that. The intensity is unbelievable, but the quality is the main difference.”
He added: “You don’t know if you’re going to train (with the) 21s or first team until maybe like 20 minutes before the session, so you’ve always got that buzz around. So obviously you go in, have your (breakfast) and then do your prehab and then you find out.
“If I’m training 21s I don’t mind it but obviously when you get that call up when you’re with the first team you’re like ‘alright let me get up for this session’, you’re excited.”
James Overy at Manchester United. Photo: Getty Images
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