Brazilian insider reveals Internacional’s Alexandro Bernabei Celtic transfer intent with one caveat

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The future of Celtic defender, Alexandro Bernabei, is set to come into focus this month as the Argentine’s loan deal at Internacional nears its end.

Bernabei’s temporary spell at the Brazilian Serie A side officially ends on December 31st but his contract at Celtic runs until the end of season 2026/27.

The 24-year-old fullback has been enjoying a successful period away from Celtic at Internacional and has quickly become a huge fan favourite with the Brazilian high-flyers.

Internacional has already expressed that they want the Celtic player on a permanent deal but it seems that there is a stumbling block that the Colorados need to overcome to make that happen.

So 67 Hail Hail contacted the Brazilian football site, VAMO Futebol’s Editor-in-Chief, Rogerio Amaral Junior and asked what exactly are Internacional’s intentions as Bernabei’s loan deal nears its end.

Internacional ‘would really like to sign’ Celtic defender Alexandro Bernabei

Junior told 67 Hail Hail, “Internacional would really like to sign him, but the club’s financial situation is difficult and they are trying to sell some athletes.

“The idea was actually to extend the loan with Celtic, but what we knew in Brazil was that Celtic would like to sell him permanently.

“He did very well at Internacional and other Brazilian clubs may be interested in signing him.”

Celtic value Bernabei at around the £8m mark but it seems at that cost, the Parkhead club could price the Argentinian out of a permanent from the Hoops.

Alexandro Bernabei’s impressive loan spell away from Celtic

Bernabei managed just 28 games for Celtic since joining the club two years ago but at Internacional, the defender has already made 25 appearances helping them reach 5th place in the Serie A.

So with that in mind, 67 Hail Hail decided to look at Bernabei’s numbers to find out exactly why Internacional are so keen on the out-of-favour Celtic man.