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If you can't beat them join them.

Well, that saying is turned on its head when it comes to Callum Morton, the newest recruit in the West Bromwich Albion academy.

How did Morton come to Albion's attention?

The 17-year-old striker scored a screamer in Yeovil Town's 3-2 FA Youth Cup win over the Baggies at the Hawthorns in December.

Albion onlookers were so impressed with Morton they invited him for a trial involving games against a Shanghai SIPG XI and Derby County.

"I got a phone call from the academy manager at Yeovil a week or so later to tell me Albion were interested in me," Morton told Albion News, the club's official matchday programme

"When a Premier League club comes calling you don't ignore it."

Morton proved his Youth Cup performance was no fluke and the Baggies snapped him up on a first-year scholarship last month.

"I must have done okay because they wanted me to stick around," he said.

How hard was it to leave Yeovil?

"I knew it was going to be a tough decision to leave the lads at Yeovil," he said.

"We've been through a lot together and we'd built up a really strong connection.

"But that said, I knew the move to the Albion was too good an opportunity to turn down if I want to develop as a footballer and as a man."

What's changed for Morton?

Morton has left the family home in Torquay to pursue his dream.

It was a "daunting" move, but he now feels more settled living with other scholars.

"I'm looking forward to the future," he said.

"Everyone back home is happy for me and I'm committed to make the most of this opportunity."

How different is life with the Baggies?

It would be fair to say the training ground at West Brom is a step up to what he was used to in Somerset.

"We didn't really have one at Yeovil," he said.

"We were just on-site near the stadium in a Portakabin.

"We didn't mix with the first team either which is something I've noticed already about life at the Albion.

"You get exposure to everyone. There's a real family feel around the place."

Who are his biggest inspirations in football?

Morton believes his lower league beginnings will keep him grounded and ensure he doesn't take anything for granted.

He's a "hard worker" on the pitch - a trait head coach Tony Pulis would inevitably admire - who likes to "chase everything" and "run in behind".

"I base my game on the likes of Jamie Vardy and Shane Long," he said.

"Obviously if I can get anywhere near that level, then I'll be thrilled."

(information courtesy of Albion News)