Leicester City and Liverpool have been linked with Celtic winger James Forrest.
Forrest is one of the best players in the Scottish Premiership and is a key figure for Celtic.
The 27-year-old has scored 11 goals and provided nine assists in the Scottish Premiership for Celtic this season, according to BBC Sport.
The Scotland international winger also scored three goals in three Scottish Cup appearances and found the net once in four Scottish League Cup matches, according to WhoScored.
As stated on Celtic’s official website, the winger has scored 72 goals in 347 matches in all competitions for the Glasgow giants in his career so far.
Former Celtic striker McAvennie has praised Forrest, but he believes that the winger is too small to play for clubs in England.
McAvennie told The Scottish Sun about Forrest: “I don’t know if he’s big enough to go down to England. That still matters down there.
“He tracks back well enough, though, which is an important part of the job for any winger in the English game.
“Even if he does have interest, James is quite happy at Celtic. If you go somewhere new you have all the upheaval that goes with a move. Does he want that? I’m not too sure.”
Linked away
Interestingly, Forrest has been linked with moves to clubs in the Premier League.
According to The Times, Celtic are braced for a bid from Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester City for Forrest in the summer transfer window, with the winger valued at £10 million.
Back in January, The Scottish Sun claimed of interest from Liverpool in the Scotland international, with the report claiming that the Merseyside outfit have been tracking the winger for several months.
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