Cameron Carter-Vickers liked by Leeds United and Sunderland as Celtic transfer exit ‘danger real’

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Celtic will do well to keep hold of their star players beyond the summer transfer window.

Daizen Maeda was outstanding for the Hoops last season as he won the club’s Player of the Year award and a number of other individual accolades.

So it’s no surprise the Japanese speedster is on Brentford’s radar, as well as Turkish giants Fenerbahce, who reportedly scheduled a meeting with Maeda’s representatives.

Nicolas Kuhn has been linked with Newcastle United and Leeds United, while Udinese are said to be interested in signing Reo Hatate.

Moreover, 67 Hail Hail revealed earlier this week that Premier League clubs are taking an interest in defender Cameron Carter-Vickers.

And we can now share who two of those sides are, as it stands.

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Leeds United and Sunderland like Cameron Carter-Vickers

Carter-Vickers has been a colossus for the Hoops since signing under Ange Postecoglou in the summer of 2021, initially on loan.

So it’s no wonder newly-promoted Premier League sides Leeds United and Sunderland both like the American international powerhouse.

67 Hail Hail and our transfer correspondent Graeme Bailey understand Carter-Vickers is a potential target for both teams having got out of the EFL Championship last season.

Bailey told 67 Hail Hail: “There’s a lot of interest in Cameron Carter-Vickers. He’s had an exceptional few years.

“And I know that Ipswich looked closely last summer and they did have the funding. The player is very happy at Parkhead but is he ready to return to the Premier League? I think he might be from what I’m told.

“I think there’s a real chance that the newly promoted teams in the Premier League, the Leeds and Sunderlands of this world, getting someone like him.

“I think there’s a good three or four Premier League clubs, from what I’m told, who hold a serious interest in him and I think Celtic might be up against it keeping him.

“As we know, every player has his price in this Celtic squad. And I think there’s a real danger that Carter-Vickers leaves.

“That won’t go down well, but Celtic could probably get good money for him. What would he cost, £25-30m to sell him? That’s a lot of money for a centre-half at the moment. And I think there’s a real chance that he’s not at Celtic come the start of September.

“Leeds like him a lot, and Sunderland. I know that he was on West Ham’s radar as well. To be fair, he’s got three, four, even five (clubs interested).

“He’s got quite a lot of interest there because he’s not, Premier League wise, on huge wages. He’s not a massive amount to buy and you’re getting a player who’s had a brilliant Champions League campaign.”

When does Carter-Vickers’ Celtic contract expire?

What we also know for certain is if Leeds or Sunderland enter into a bidding war for Carter-Vickers, the price for him won’t be cheap.

Carter-Vickers is an indispensable squad member for Brendan Rodgers and has captained the side in the absence of Callum McGregor.

He’s made every single PFA Scotland Team of the Year since he joined from Tottenham Hotspur, before a permanent £6m switch to Parkhead.

Carter-Vickers is contracted at Celtic until 2029, and only a few other players are also in that bracket. It means a fee of between £25-30m is realistic for the centre-back.