North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham face competition from French champions Lille for Nepalese teenager Rohit Chand.

The French champions now appear to be in pole position to sign Chand due to tighter restrictions on non-EU players in the UK. The rules are more relaxed on the continent, making a move to France a much easier option.

Scouts from both north London clubs and Lille have been monitoring the 18-year-old’s progress while playing for Indian First Division side Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) SC.

Chand is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in Asian football and is keen to make a name for himself in European football.

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I will prefer him with Lille n gradually moving towards bigger club, as he will get more game time, and be able to settle down. considering his age he have plenty of time to move up ..

 was the guy playing when nepal conceded 9 goals?

i hope he does too

Yes he did, he is a first selection, can't remember the first leg but he was pretty good on second leg.He is stand out players in I-League, if he gets an opportunity he could do well.

Lille would be good start, rather then geting into big club n becoming a bench warmer,time to build up his skills so he needs a game time.