City favourites in the fight for Hickey

The Hearts youngster has attracted the attention of various Premier League teams. His performances in the Scottish Premiership are causing a sensation and he could leave in the January window.

According to the 'Manchester Evening Times', Manchester City are favourites for the LB's signature. Pep Guardiola keeps looking for youth and the 17-year-old would be a good option.

Hickey has played 13 matches with the Scottish outfit and his quality has been compared with players such as Andrew Robertson and Kieran Tierney.

City now have several players on their radar for January. Another of the players that they have set their eye on is Fabián Ruiz, who plays for Napoli.

The other teams interested are Liverpool, Arsenal, Southampton, Norwich, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. All of them were watching him in Hearts' match against Motherwell.