Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is not a serious target for Celtic during the summer transfer window, Football Scotland has reported this evening.
Last week, The Daily Mail suggested that the Bhoys were interested in the Foxes star, who signed up at the King Power Stadium for a fee of £15m back in 2017.
Following their relegation to the English Championship, several Leicester players will be available on the market this summer and naturally, some of them will be linked with their former manager Brendan Rodgers.
However, Football Scotland claimed Celtic are not pursuing the 26-year-old. Interestingly, it is also stated that before Ange Postecoglou’s exit, the defensive midfield position was one being looked at by the club this summer. That likely remains the case.
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The make-up of Rodgers’ midfield heading into the new season is one of the big unknowns at the moment. Until we see his tactics play out, most of us are guessing when it comes to what shape and style he will go with.
Callum McGregor is almost guaranteed to be a regular, but he can play a variety of roles and Rodgers may well be keen to utilize him in a more advanced position.
If the right kind of physical and mobile sitting midfielder is on the market, it could be optimal to pursue that option and free up McGregor.
The seriousness or consequences resulting from Aaron Mooy’s injury issues are not yet known while assets such as Reo Hatate and Matt O’Riley may attract big money on the market.
It makes sense then that Celtic will be looking for another star midfielder. But it seems that won’t be Ndidi, despite his prior working relationship with the new boss.