Lennon Confirms Celtic Are Actively Seeking To Sign Player In One Key Position

Lennon Confirms Celtic Are Actively Seeking To Sign Player In One Key Position

Celtic manager Neil Lennon says the club are on the hunt to sign a new striker. The Hoops have been linked with a number of forwards this summer and the Irishman has confirmed they are actively looking to improve their options up front:

“It’s the most important position on the pitch. We’ve had a few injuries and absentees in that department, so if there is a quality one available and we think it’s the right thing to do, we will pursue it.”

“We’ll take a view on the squad later on down the line. It’ll be a club decision whether we see it as value for money.”

One player who was a target but is seemingly not seen as worthy of his price tag is Peterborough’s Ivan Toney. The Hoops reportedly tabled a £5m offer for the striker last week, but the Posh are holding out for double that amount.

West Ham’s Albian Ajeti has also been linked with a loan move to Celtic Park but the Swiss international is said to be considering his options before committing to a switch.

Other names that have been mentioned include Wolsfberger’s Shon Weissman and Union Berlin’s Sebastian Andersson but, at this stage, it doesn’t seem as though that a move for a new number nine is close.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.