STEWART Regan, the SFA chief executive, last night stressed everything possible will be done to ensure Karamoko Dembele, the 13-year-old Celtic starlet, commits his future to Scotland.

Dembele, who attracted huge publicity when he made his debut for the Parkhead club’s under-20 side earlier this month, has been called up by the Scotland Under-16 team for the 2016 Victory Shield.

However, it has emerged that the gifted winger, who was born in London to parents who hail from the Ivory Coast, is training at St. George’s Park down in England this week.

That has raised fears that the player, whose family only moved to Glasgow four years ago, could decide to switch his allegiances to England, but Regan insisted the SFA would work hard to ensure he represent Scotland.

“We will try and do everything we possibly can to bring him into the Scottish system,” he said. “That’s something we definitely have on our radar. We’ve called Karamoko into the Victory Shield squad.

“If you have talented players and talented players who are eligible for other countries then, clearly, they are always going to be attractive to other associations. We have to do what we can – and that is why he has been called into the Victory Shield squad.

“We want to make him feel wanted and valued and, certainly, Celtic are doing that. I visited the performance school at St Ninian’s myself a couple of weeks ago and saw the set-up they have, which is magnificent.

“The attention to detail and attention he is getting as a young player is great – and being brought into the Scotland set-up at a young age, at 13 years old, is a fantastic opportunity.

“We can only do everything we possibly can in our power. Ultimately the choice will come down to the boy and his parents. But we will do all we actually can to make him a Scotland player.”

Meanwhile, Regan, speaking in Glasgow at the launch of the host city branding and logo for the Euro 2020 finals, revealed that SFA officials had held talks with Sir Alex Ferguson, but not about the Scotland team.

The national side, who take on England in a crucial Russia 2018 qualifier at Wembley next month, are in danger of missing out on qualification for the World Cup finals after losing to Lithuania and being beaten by Slovakia this month.

“Sir Alex is here, first and foremost, because he is an ambassador for Euro 2020,” said Regan. “He is a local Govan lad and talks very passionately about the city.

“We had the opportunity to spend 24 hours with him covering a whole multitude of issues and he, more than anyone, wants to see Scotland successful. So, yes, we have discussed lots of different topics and he has been a fantastic ambassador for the Scottish FA.

“He is already involved with us at an ambassadorial level. As far as we are concerned that’s how we feel he can add value. He has been great for the Scottish FA and gives his time and advice freely. We have not had any discussions about the A squad.

“I know that he and Gordon speak from time to time. They talk players and talk Scottish football and they had that opportunity over the last 24 hours to do just that.”