Teenage Laxey and Isle of Man footballer Tom Cowley has been offered a contract by Morecambe FC.
It follows a successful trial with the English League Two side.
The deal is a two-year professional scholarship.
The 16-year-old previously had trials with Glasgow Rangers, Leeds United, Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers.
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