Celtic look set to miss out on pre-contract target Alfie Doughty with reports both north and south of the border claiming his deal to Stoke is almost done.

Unlike Celtic, the English side have submitted a fee to Charlton so they can take Alfie this window instead of waiting until the summer.

RecordSport report, Alfie will make the switch this month ending Celtic’s pursuit.

Celtic made two bids for Alfie in the summer and when they were rebuffed, they waited until now to offer him a deal to bring him in this summer.

Doughty clearly fancies a move right now but is still injured and is not due back until February at the earliest.

Celtic will have to delve deep into their scouting list to try and find some new faces in the coming weeks and also prepare for what looks like a summer exodus of stars.

It’s going to be a hard reset in the summer for sure and the club should have been laying the ground work before now.

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