Tottenham rivalling Celtic for Irish wonderkid, 17, with £1m bid already rejected… and he can’t join until next year

CELTIC are rivalling Tottenham for Irish whizkid Mason Melia.

Striker Melia, 17, has been billed as one of the most exciting talents to come out of the Republic of Ireland in recent years and could leave St Patrick’s Athletic this month.

Many clubs across Europe have shown an interest including Eintracht Frankfurt and Genk.

But Melia has been most keen on joining Spurs, who are understood...