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Report: Fulham interested in Celtic’s Dedryck Boyata

teamphoto of Belgium back row (L-R) Thibaut Courtois of Belgium, Vincent Kompany of Belgium, Axel Witsel of Belgium, Dedryck Boyata of Belgium, Mic...
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Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata is reportedly on the radar of Fulham.

Keaghan Jacobs (L) of Livingston FC slides in on Dedryck Boyata (R) of Celtic FC during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Tony Macaroni Arena on November 11,...

Fulham are interested in signing Dedryck Boyata from Celtic in the January transfer window, according to The Daily Mail.

The Premier League club had a £9 million bid for Boyata turned down by Celtic in the summer transfer window, claims the report.

The London outfit are claimed to be interested in signing the Belgium international defender in January, but it has been reported that they are not willing to pay £9m for the 27-year-old.

Sell or keep?

Boyata is one of the best central defenders in the Scottish Premiership, and his importance in the current Celtic team is massive.

If the Hoops are to have a successful season, then they simply cannot sell Boyata in the January transfer window.

Alfredo Morelos of Rangers vie with Dedryck Boyata of Celtic during the Scottish Premier League between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Moreover, if Fulham are reportedly not prepared to pay £9m, then it would not make much sense for the Hoops to sell the former Manchester City defender for a lesser figure.

True, Boyata will be a free agent next summer, but for Celtic, success this season is more important than the money they could get from selling Boyata in the middle of the campaign.

(L-R) Albert Gudmundsson of Iceland, Dedryck Boyata of Belgium during the  UEFA Nations league match between Belgium  v Iceland  at the Koning Boudewijn Stadium on November 15, 2018 in...