Celtic have stepped up their pursuit of Rapid Wien winger Isak Jansson, submitting a bid believed to be in the region of between €2-3 million, CeltsAreHere.com can exclusively reveal.
The Hoops have identified the 23-year-old as a potential replacement for Nicolas Kuhn, who is currently en route to Como to finalise a €19 million move to the Italian outfit. Jansson has emerged as a firm target, with the club moving to secure a deal swiftly.
However, Celtic are not alone in the race. A Ligue 1 club, whose identity remains undisclosed at this stage, has lodged a higher offer reportedly in excess of €4 million, putting the French side in pole position for the young attacker.
There were claims earlier on Monday that it would take north of €10 million to pry Jansson from his current club. But sources close to the situation have poured cold water on those suggestions, telling CeltsAreHere that such a valuation would be “super ridiculous” for a player of his profile.
Jansson, known for his pace and direct style, has drawn attention from multiple European sides in recent months. While his talent is clear, our sources have also flagged one key concern: “He can be injured often,” we were told, a factor which will surely be weighed heavily in the Parkhead boardroom as negotiations continue.
Celtic’s initial offer may fall short, but the level of interest suggests this could move quickly. Whether the club will be keen to match a bid from elsewhere remains to be seen.
With Brendan Rodgers looking to reshape his attacking options ahead of a crucial campaign, Celtic fans will be hopeful that we have enough firepower in the door for the Champions League play-off next month.
It’s bid and wait if Celtic were in the champions league as league winner as should be instead of Qualifying they would have these players signed even though we get 60,000 fans at home games our away games against clubs that find it hard to there teams play park the bus waist time referees that dont protect players uts a hard sell without champions league we have a great manager who improves players that want to learn its great club
We already see that Celtic’s cheap bid has been blown out of the water by a French League One side. Celtic won’t get the player because they’re back to the Lawwell way of doing business and that’s seriously bad news. They’re scraping around the bottom of the barrel all over Europe and Asia looking for bargain weans. There’s no way Celtic are going to spend the Kyogo/Kuhn millions buying in quality reolacements. The Board are thinking shareholders and bonuses again. But where is Brendan in all this catastrophe? Not a peep out of the man who claimed to want quality additions before Kyogo and Kuhn left. Now we are minus some serious quality and all we’re buying in is rock bottom priced projects again. It’s outrageous.