CELTIC CONFIDENTIAL: Champions will have to fork out a record £14million if they want new strike target... PLUS the Parkhead defender who must be wishing he'd never gone out on loan
CELTIC CONFIDENTIAL: Champions will have to fork out a record £14million if they want new strike target... PLUS the Parkhead defender who must be wishing he'd never gone out on loan
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Brondby have slapped a £14million price on Celtic target Mathias Kvistgaarden. The 22-year-old Dane is Brendan Rodgers' top target to replace Kyogo Furuhashi after the fans’ favourite left for Rennes. But Brondby are reluctant to sell their star man in the current window unless the deal shatters their previous transfer record.
![[Brondby star Mathias Kvistgaarden is drawing admiring glances from suitors across Europe]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/14/94597233-0-image-a-3_1738074114534.jpg)
As things stand, the two sides are a distance apart in their valuations. Celtic's existing record transfer is the £11m they paid for midfielder Arne Engels. The Parkhead club agreed to sell Kyogo to Rennes in return for the French Ligue 1 club selling them winger Jota for nine million euros (£7.6million).
![[The Danish outfit are wanting a cool £14million for their 22-year-old star man Kvistgaarden]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/14/94597235-0-image-a-4_1738074183778.jpg)
Brendan Rodgers and Celtic face a record £14m price tag for strike target Mathias Kvistgaarden. Brondby star Mathias Kvistgaarden is drawing admiring glances from suitors across Europe. The Danish outfit are wanting a cool £14million for their 22-year-old star man Kvistgaarden.
![[Stephen Welsh left Celtic on loan to get game time with Belgian Pro League side Mechelen]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/14/94597265-0-Stephen_Welsh_left_Celtic_on_loan_to_get_game_time_with_Belgian_-m-8_1738074404971.jpg)
Meanwhile, the only question to be answered over Kieran Tierney's return to Celtic is when?. Rodgers admitted on Tuesday night that Celtic have secured a pre-contract deal with the Arsenal star, kicking in this summer, but the manager hopes to wrap up a loan deal that would see him return before the current transfer window shuts.
![[Celtic defender Welsh, above right, has been subbed off at half-time in two of his games]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/14/94597267-0-image-a-7_1738074326691.jpg)
The Gunners are prepared to sell Oleksandr Zinchenko to Atletico Madrid and, if the Ukrainian leaves for big money, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta would prefer to hold on to 27-year-old Tierney as cover. With left-back Alex Valle cutting short his loan deal at Parkhead from Barcelona to sign for Serie A side Como, Rodgers would prefer to have a reunion with Tierney as quickly as possible.
![[Kyogo Furuhashi is unveiled following his £10m move from Celtic to French outfit Rennes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/14/94597253-0-image-a-9_1738074447488.jpg)
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