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Unsure why Wolverhampton Wanderers are understood to be interested in Shrewsbury Town’s former Aston Villa youngster Josh Ginnelly?

Then look no further.

Manager Micky Mellon, who guided the Shrews to promotion from League Two last season, has tipped the tricky winger to go “right to the very very top”.

And if that’s not enough, take a look at the many YouTube videos of the talented teenager in goalscoring action for Town’s Under-18s.

Quick and technically gifted, Ginnelly has excellent close control and the ability to run with the ball at speed.

The 18-year-old boasts great balance and shift in direction, despite his sizeable frame, and is decent with both feet.

Born in Coventry, Ginnelly can also strike a dead ball, as he showed with a stunning free-kick in Town’s 5-1 demolition of Wrexham in the Final Third Development League:

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After making his debut in a 2-0 win against Luton Town last August, Mellon tried to protect his protege by only selecting him for a further two first-team matches last season.

He and the chairman have “done everything we can” to persuade Ginnelly to sign a new contract and to his development with Shrewsbury in League One.

But the club now appear resigned to losing Ginnelly, thanks in no small part to the player’s agent, Mellon said, and Wolves could be ready to profit.

Speaking to TownTV, Mellon said: “We think an awful lot of him.

“He’s a lad of great promise.

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“I’ve said to Josh it’s too early.

“He’s got development that he has to do in a first-team environment with a manager who knows him inside out and there’s a clear pathway for him.

“He’s at a fantastic football club that cares a lot about him and we want to work hard with him so that he can realise the fantastic potential he’s got.

“The lad can go right to the very very top.

“It’s an ongoing situation and one that we hope goes our way.

“If it doesn’t go our way, we’ll soon know what’s been going on behind the scenes with his agent and other clubs.”