Celtic midfielder proved his value in Old Firm win.
Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham proved his quality by netting the winner in Sunday’s Old Firm derby.
Ntcham was linked with a summer move to Porto, with The Sun linking him with a £14 million exit.
Celtic were successful in holding onto him and they are now plotting a new contract offer to keep him happy at the club.
It was no surprise that a club was showing interest in Ntcham and his performance at the weekend showed why.
Aside from the goal, Ntcham was dominant in midfield, passing the ball with confidence and control amid Scottish football’s most frenetic game of the year.
A match winning display from Ntcham was just what Celtic needed after teammate Moussa Dembele forced an exit from Celtic just over 24 hours earlier.
Dembele pushed through a £19.7 million transfer to Lyon on deadline day, after two successful seasons with the club.
Ntcham has only been at Celtic for one full season and the club hope they will be able to keep him around for a lot longer than Dembele stayed for.
It is likely Ntcham will leave at some point, and whenever that may be, Celtic fans believe he could fetch a higher fee than the one Dembele left for…
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