The striker has scored 12 goals in all competitions for Celtic this season.
Celtic striker Brendan Rodgers has told the Daily Mail he is hopeful that Moussa Dembele’s success will tempt more young talent into making the move to the club.
Dembele joined the club in the summer transfer window in a move from Championship side Fulham.
He has proved to be a huge hit since then, scoring 12 goals in all competitions for the Hoops so far.
His latest striker came in midweek as he earned his side a point away to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.
Celtic’s Moussa Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal
His strong start is likely to tempt Celtic into targeting more young talent in future and Rodgers says he is hopeful they will want to make the move.
“Moussa is a great catalyst if you are an agent now and I have had a number of conversations where people now see the example of Moussa,” he told the Daily Mail.
“It really has lit up their eyes to what the possibilities are. He is a great advertisement for what we are trying to do at Celtic and he is enjoying his time here.”
Celtic’s Moussa Dembele in action
The Celtic boss is now hoping that Dembele will elect to stay at the club for at least another two years.
His strong start to life in Scotland has not gone unnoticed south of the border, with the Daily Mail reporting that Manchester United have sent scouts to watch him.
If he maintains his current goalscoring form then that interest is likely to become a firm bid at some point but Rodgers is hoping his star man will ignore it for the sake of his development.
“I think – using Moussa as an example – the minimum for him in his development would be to be here for two years at least. That would set him up very, very well if he was to move,” added the former Liverpool boss.
Celtic’s Moussa Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal
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