Alan Nixon Confirms Russian Heavyweights Have Tabled 15.4M Bid As Battle Heats Up For Wantaway Celtic Ace
Rubin Kazan have made a €18m (£15.4m) offer for Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard, according to the Sun journalist Alan Nixon.
The reporter, who is reliable when it comes to transfer news, claims that the Russian club are challenging Ligue One side, Bordeaux, for the 23-year-old’s signature:
Odsonne Edouard update. Rubin Kazan in with a 18 million euro offer. That could tempt Celtic. Wages unlikely to be a problem. Bordeaux may counter but will now need to.
— Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) August 27, 2021
Edouard has been linked with a whole host of English Premier League teams, including Arsenal, West Ham, Leicester, Southampton and Brighton over the past few months but clubs have been scared off by both the forward’s asking price and wage demands.
It appears that the Hoops have now lowered their valuation in order to ensure that the Frenchman departs before the transfer window closes, but the two teams likeliest to sign him are not exactly high profile.
Rubin Kazan are in the Europa Conference League this season, having finished fourth in the Russian Premier League last campaign, while Bordeaux fared much worse in Ligue One, ending up in 12th place.