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Report: Olympiacos interested in Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata

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Fulham and Olympiacos are reportedly interested in Celtic defender Dedryck Boyata.

Dedryck Boyata of Celtic and Niall McGinn of Aberdeen battle for the ball during the Betfred Cup Final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park on December 2, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Olympiacos are interested in signing Dedryck Boyata from Celtic in the January transfer window, according to The Sunday Post.

It has been reported that the Greek giants had a bid of £7 million for the former Manchester City defender turned down in the summer transfer window.

In demand

Olympiacos are not the only club who are reported to be interested in the Belgium international.

According to The Daily Mail, Fulham in the Premier League in England want to sign the 28-year-old.

(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...

Difficult to keep

According to The Scottish Sun, Boyata is out of contract at Celtic in the summer of 2019.

With no new deal in place, the Hoops may not have any option but to sell Boyata – who earns £14,000 per week as salary, according to The Daily Star – in the January transfer window.

However, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has to make sure that he has a suitable replacement lined up before he parts company with Boyata in the middle of the season.

Boyata joined Celtic from Manchester City in the summer of 2015 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £1.5 million.

Dedryck Boyata of Celtic celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the Scottish Premier League match between Celtic and Hamilton at Celtic Park Stadium on August...