Record-breaking striker Macaulay Langstaff is embracing the career and relishing the attention he never expected to have.Many have touted him to be the next Jamie Vardy - a player capable of leaping from the lower reaches of professional football to stardom in a single big money move.and Bristol City reportedly lining up for his signature.
"I never saw football as a career opportunity - I was 19 or 20 before I signed my first professional contact and before that I was just playing with my mates. "When I do see these articles linking me with top clubs it's nice for your ego, it's a bit of a boost. You came from the 11th tier of English football and now you are seeing your name linked with all these top clubs, it's brilliant.
"So to even be playing football as a living, earning money from it is a privilege in itself because I didn't expect that ever."Langstaff, who would only joke about turning down Manchester City and Liverpool when pressed about what clubs he knocked back in the summer, has scored four goals in his first six games in the English Football League.