HE was 6ft 2in and had eyes of blue - and now two new Canaries fledglings are aiming to follow in the footsteps of Norwich City legend Duncan Forbes.

The no-nonsense Scottish centre-half played 357 games for the Canaries after signing from Colchester in 1968.

But it was in Musselburgh, Scotland, where Forbes began his career, and now two teenagers from the East Lothian town look set to join the ranks of Norwich City's Academy.

Striker Kris Renton and centre-back Paul McLean, both 16, are preparing to sign scholarships with the Canaries on July 1 after catching the eye in trial spells in Norfolk.

Both Scottish-born, Kris impressed during a brief spell with Ricky Martin's Academy last season, particularly when he scored away at Arsenal, helping the U16s to a respectable draw.

Formerly a defender, Kris has now been successfully converted to play in attack and looks set to try and forge a career in this position.

Kris' dad Kevin said he and his family were delighted for the youngster.

"Football is his life and he's been playing since he was five-years-old," he said.

Paul joined Kris in making the trip south of the border and also excelled in his trial spell.

He said: "I never expected to be playing at a club like Norwich but I'm looking forward to the challenge of being at a big club and making myself a regular. We will train right next to the first team and hopefully if I can get my head down and work hard I'll learn a lot."

Academy manager Martin said the two signings illustrated Norwich City's determination to attract the best young talent from across the UK and beyond, with Danish striker Asmat El Ouargui joining the set-up two seasons ago.

Below the U17 age group, Academy rules prohibit clubs from taking-on youngsters who live further than an hour-and-a-half away.

But above that age category the rule does not apply, with Martin determined not to let Norwich's geographical handicap affect the quality of young talent at his disposal.