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Report: Celtic consider move for former Zenit St Petersburg striker Luka Dordevic

New Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers during the press conference (Reuters)
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Luka Dordevic is a free agent after leaving Zenit St Petersburg and could be offered a chance at Celtic.

Brendan Rodgers has shown no willingness to stand still this summer despite Celtic reigning supreme last season with an undefeated domestic treble.

Jonny Hayes has arrived from runners-up Aberdeen, sought-after midfielder Kundai Benyu is on his way from Ipswich Town and Olivier Ntcham has now completed a thrilling, £5 million move from Manchester City, per the Daily Record.

Celtic - Brendan Rodgers Press ConferenceCeltic manager Brendan Rodgers is aiming to improve his squad

And they may be joined in the green half of Glasgow by a Montenegrin forward by the name of Luka Dordevic. According to the Daily Record, the 23-year-old is now a free agent having asked to be released by Zenit St Petersburg despite having three years remaining on his contract with the Russian giants.

The report adds that he wanted more regular game time and he has now been linked with a shock move to the Scottish champions.

The Daily Record claim that Dordevic could be handed a trial to prove his worth to Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.

The 6ft 1ins forward hasn’t exactly set the world alight at any of his previous clubs, netting just once in three years at Zenit. He also failed to find the back of the net during a combined 17 league games on loan at FC Twente in Holland and Sampdoria in Italy.

He also has just one goal in four caps for Montenegro, and that came on his debut as an 18-year-old against European whipping boys San Marino.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini before the matchDordevic turned down the chance to work under new Zenit boss Roberto Mancini