Son of former international and ex-Glentoran and Hearts forward Andy Kirk, the 21-year-old has been impressing lately for Championship club Pompey following his move from St Johnstone in the last transfer window and O’Neill and his team of scouts have been watching.

Kirk has not been named in O’Neill’s 26 man squad for the November World Cup qualifiers in Slovakia and at home to Luxembourg but it appears promotion from Tommy Wright’s Northern Ireland Under-21 set up is not far away.

O’Neill has kept faith with Jamie Reid, Callum Marshall, Dion Charles and Josh Magennis in attack for the upcoming camp and when announcing his panel for the final two internationals of the year spoke about what they bring to the squad.

Reid has started all four World Cup qualifiers so far with the other thr

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