Londoners Crystal Palace and Huddersfield Town are in a two - horse race to secure the services of Malta youth - teamer, Kyrian Nwoko. <br /><br />Both teams have invited the 17 - year - old hailed as the Maltese Nwankwo Kanu for trails this month, before the offer of a contract.<br /><br />Regarded as one of the top youngsters in the Island Nation, Nwoko made his Premier League debut for St Andrews when he was 16.<br /><br />He was part and parcel of the Malta U17 squad that featured at the Euro U17s held in the Island Nation this summer.<br /><br />The offensive all-rounder will arrive the United Kingdom this weekend for both trials, first with Huddersfield, then Crystal Palace. <br />