Departing Sheffield Wednesday forward Gary Hooper is reportedly wanted by Celtic, Aston Villa and Fulham.
Gary Hooper is leaving Sheffield Wednesday in the summer transfer window, and the 31-year-old former Norwich City forward is reportedly wanted by Celtic, Aston Villa and Fulham.
According to The Scottish Sun, Celtic manager Neil Lennon wants to bring Hooper back to Celtic Park.
The forward himself is reported to be keen on returning to the club where he played from 2010 until 2013.
Celtic, though, are not the only club who are reported to be interested in securing the services of Hooper on a free transfer this summer.
According to The Scottish Sun, Aston Villa and Fulham are looking at the former Scunthorpe United forward.
While Villa are aiming to win promotion to the Premier League via the Championship playoffs, the Cottagers have been relegated from the top flight of English football.
Former Celtic midfielder and manager David Hay has given his take on speculation linking Hooper with a move back to the Hoops, and he does not seem to be in favour of the switch.
Hay wrote about Hooper in The Glasgow Evening Times: “The top of the park is an area that Celtic definitely have to strengthen in the window, but whoever they do bring in over the summer, I would like to think they would be able to attract a better quality of player.
“That’s meaning no disrespect to a striker who did well for Celtic when he was here before, and has always known where the net is throughout his career.
“There may be a case to bring Hooper in to add a bit of depth to the squad along with someone else with a bit more quality as a starter, but I fully expect there to be higher targets in the Celtic manager’s mind rather than a forward who has just been released by Sheffield Wednesday in the English Championship.”
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