Olivier Ntcham is another in-demand Celtic player, claims his manager.
Brendan Rodgers has told The Daily Mail that Celtic’s Olivier Ntcham is also attracting interest this summer.
The Hoops find themselves in something of a saga over Dedryck Boyata, the linked-away Belgium international who didn’t travel with Celtic for tonight’s Europa League game with Suduva.
The 28-year-old’s future at Parkhead seems very much up in the air at the moment, but is that speculation acting as a distraction from Ntcham’s future?
Ntcham, a £4.5 million signing last summer, has reportedly courted interest from West Ham United and Porto this summer, with the latter having a £13 million bid rejected [Goal.com].
And the Northern Irish manager has confirmed that Boyata isn’t the only in-demand Celtic player that he has, but says Ntcham won’t be going anywhere.
“There is interest in Olivier, but him and I speak regularly,” he told The Daily Mail.
“He is happy here where he is playing and again that will be something myself and his representatives will be able to talk about and organise.”
Losing Boyata would be tough for the Bhoys to contend with, but losing Ntcham as well? That would be a travesty for Celtic, but it seems like Rodgers is confident that the former Manchester City man is going nowhere.
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