Fulham have been knocked back by a junior from the lower leagues.

The Daily Star says AFC Wimbledon starlet Reece Williams-Bowers, 13, has turned down a move to Craven Cottage.

Jeremy Sauer, AFC Wimbledon Centre of Excellence Manager, believes the decision of Williams-Bowers shows that League 2 Dons now have the youth set-up to hold onto their hottest young prospects.

Fulham contacted us about Reece, but he has turned them down and shown his commitment to us," said Sauer. "That shows the quality that we have now in our youth development programme. Reece is a strong and powerful forward, who has been with us since he was in the U10s. We see Reece as Wimbledon through and through and believe that he could potentially move up towards the first-team at Wimbledon in the future. Hopefully, this shows the rest of the schoolboys in our youth set-up that they can stay here and progress."