Rangers have had the Peterborough forward watched twice
Celtic youngster Karamoko Dembélé brother is believed to be a target for both Neil Lennon’s side and Rangers.
Peterborough have confirmed that forward Siriki Dembélé has been watched by Steven Gerrard’s men, among a number of other clubs.
Dembélé has made 46 appearances for the English League One side, scoring 46 times.
Speaking in the Peterborough Telegraph, Director of Football Barry Fry revealed interest from Rangers and Newcastle, but insisted he is not keen on losing the 24-year-old in January’s transfer window.
Fry said: “Rangers have watched Siriki twice as have the Scottish national side.
“Newcastle manager Steve Bruce watched him at Crewe when he didn’t play well.
“There will always be interest in players like Siriki, but we don’t have to sell him. We have him for another 18 months and we’d rather he stayed until the summer when we can reassess his situation.”
The Dembélé brothers are both eligible to play for Scotland, England or the Ivory Coast.
Karamoko joined Celtic’s youth setup in 2014, and the 17-year-old has so far made four appearances for the first team.
The Peterborough Telegraph’s report also credits Celtic, Fulham and Stoke City with an interest, but says Posh are under no pressure to sell with the player still having 18 months left on his contract.
Current Celtic coach Gavin Strachan’s previous role was assistant manager at Peterborough.
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