Neil Lennon comments on Kristoffer Ajer’s Celtic future

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Leicester City and AC Milan reportedly want Kristoffer Ajer of Celtic.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has suggested to The Scottish Sun that reported Leicester City target Kristoffer Ajer will not leave the club in the summer transfer window.

According to The Daily Star, Leicester are interested in signing Ajer from Celtic this summer.

It has been reported that the Premier League club are planning to make a bid of £15m for the 21-year-old central defender, who cost the Hoops £500,000 in transfer fees when he joined the Glasgow giants from Start in 2016.

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers worked with the Norway international when he was in charge of the Hoops.

Celtic boss Lennon, though, has made it clear that he does not plan to sell Ajer this summer, with The Scottish Sun also reporting that AC Milan want him in a £15m deal.

Lennon has also suggested that Jozo Simunovic will not leave, with French club Lille interested in the 24-year-old central defender, as reported by The Scottish Sun.

Lennon told The Scottish Sun: “£15million? I’d value Kris a lot higher than that. He has more to come, and I don’t think £15m would cut it, not that we are entertaining any offers. There’s been no contact from Milan.

“I’d prefer to keep Jozo full stop. I’m a big fan. There’s been speculation about him, but we are not entertaining offers.

“Jozo has been superb for me. Ideally I’d like him to be in the building at the end of August.”

Good decision?

Ajer is a very talented and promising young central defender, and it would make sense for Celtic to keep hold of him, especially as defensively they do not have enough bodies.