Odsonne Edouard is playing well for Neil Lennon’s Celtic at the moment.
The former Celtic midfielder and manager has compared Edouard to Lyon striker Moussa Dembele.
Dembele was on the books of Celtic from the summer of 2016 until the end of the 2017-18 campaign, and joined Lyon in the summer of 2018 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £19.7 million.
The 22-year-old is one of the best young strikers in Europe, and could develop and progress, even further in the coming years.
Hay wrote about Edouard in The Glasgow Evening Times: “As soon as anyone starts playing well at Celtic Park a price tag is put on him. This is understandable to an extent.
“The club is open about how it goes about its business. We scout for great young talent, develop them and then after a couple of years sell them for a massive profit.
“Odssone Edouard is the next one. Moussa Dembele went to Lyon for £20million. This young lad will one day soon be in that price bracket.
“And I emphasis young because this is a 21-year-old. He’s just a baby in football terms.”
Promising talent
Edouard is a very good and promising young forward who has established himself in the Celtic starting lineup.
The 21-year-old Frenchman has made 17 starts and 10 substitute appearances in the Scottish Premiership for Celtic so far this season, scoring 14 goals in the process, according to WhoScored.
The young forward scored two goals in the Europa League and three times in the Champions League for the Hoops this campaign, according to WhoScored.
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