Lennon Miller's dad Lee confirms Scotland star is set to leave Motherwell this summer... and would favour a move abroad

LEE MILLER has confirmed his son Lennon is primed to move on from Motherwell this summer - with the Fir Park teenager’s heart now set on a transfer abroad.

The 18-year-old enjoyed a scintillating season in claret and amber, becoming the Lanarkshire club’s youngest ever captain and attracting interest from clubs across Europe.

This week, new Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou admitted he’s working on the assumption he’ll lose his star player before the season begins.

The Steelmen hope to net upwards of £5m for a talent who recently became a full Scotland international.

And while Celtic and Rangers have been credited with an interest in the midfielder, his father - the former Falkirk and Aberdeen striker - indicated that his ambitions lie elsewhere.

Asked if he believed Lennon would move in this transfer window, he said: “I think so, yeah. There’s a lot of interest in Lennon. I go on Twitter and it’s a new club every day.

'In terms of bids going in for him, there’s nothing gone in this summer.

'There were a few bids in January and the valuation of Lennon wasn’t met, so it’s one of those ones we’ll just wait.

'Lennon’s on holiday now, he’s chilling out, just relaxing, ready for the season coming ahead but who knows where that’ll be. No idea.'

Miller revealed, however, that his son is likely to follow the recent trend of emerging Scottish talents who’ve sought to broaden their horizons by moving overseas, primarily to Italy.

‘His preferable choice would be abroad,’ he added.

'He’s not just going to go to a club for the sake of it. It needs to have the right environment, it needs to have the right manager, the right club.

'Lennon’s not bothered with the money side of things, that’ll come. Obviously, it’s a short career and you need to earn money.

'But he wants to go and progress his career and then kick on again.

'So, we’ll see. I don’t know what that’ll be. But it needs to be a place where he can then grow again.”

Miller looked set to earn a big money move in January until a hairline fracture of his ankle sidelined him.

Since then, he’s made his full Scotland debut against Iceland with his first start then coming away to Liechtenstein.

With speculation surrounding his now future mounting by the day, his father feels it’s better for all concerned if that matter is now resolved.

‘A bit of uncertainty isn’t great,’ he said. ‘Although, he just gets on with it, he just plays football, that’s what he’s there to do.

'He just wants to play football whatever it is, whatever it may be.

'But the next move for Lennon is so important in terms of his development.. His development is key in this.’