Celtic are among the clubs who have made concerted pushes to sign Anderlecht midfielder Adrien Trebel, according to HLN.
The Belgian outlet claim the Glasgow giants, Porto and Hertha Berlin have been in hot pursuit this summer of the former France youth international, with “bids of £7.2million (€8m) refused” by Anderlecht.
HLN report the Jupiler Pro League club has no intention of losing one of their ‘indispensable’ players, with Trebel considered one of manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck’s key men.
OPINION
Celtic made heavy weather of the summer window, and need to lay the foundations now for shrewd squad reinforcements in January. There is certainly plenty of money in the bank, after the late-window £20million exit of Mousa Dembele to Lyon and summer spending that was fairly meagre given the club’s resources. Scott Bain and Odsonne Edouard made their loan moves to Parkhead permanent, while Youssouf Mulumbu and former Hoops defender Emilio Izaguirre joined Brendan Rodgers’ side on free transfers. Furthermore, Daniel Arzani and Filip Benkovic signed for Celtic on season-long loan deals from Premier League sides Manchester City and Leicester. It was hardly what supporters craved, and Scotland’s richest club must make amends in January. Trebel is a class act and it is unsurprising he has generated such concerted interest from major clubs. With doubts over the future of weekend hero Olivier Ntcham, Celtic could do far worse than land the Belgium-based ace.