Dons irked as Cottagers pounce

MK Dons have expressed their disappointment after Fulham confirmed the signing of talented teenage striker George Williams.

The 16-year-old, capped by Wales Under-17s, has already broken into the MK Dons first team, becoming the club's youngest-ever goalscorer in the FA Cup last season. Williams will join up with the Cottagers' Academy as a first-year scholar for the 2012/13 campaign after an undisclosed compensation package was agreed. MK Dons chairman Pete Winkelman said on the club's official website: "We are very disappointed that George has chosen not to take up his scholarship or the offer of a professional contract with MK Dons and has instead decided his future is best served with Fulham. "Everyone at the club wishes him well in the future."