Celtic are interested in Oskar Wojcik and even failed in a bid to sign him in January, according to a report in Poland.
The 22-year-old has been a revelation for Cracovia this season, establishing himself as a mainstay in their backline.
At 6 ft 3 in tall, he has operated as a central defender on both sides in both a back three and a back four for the Ekstraklasa side.
And if Celtic are to reignite their interest in him from January, they’ll face plenty of competition.
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Celtic failed in £3.4 million bid to sign Oskar Wojcik as Serie A clubs circle
According to Goal.pl, Celtic failed in a €4 million+ bid sign to sign Wojcik in the final days of the winter transfer window.
The deal didn’t materialise due to other players being sold by Cracovia as well as a gap in valuation, but a central defender remains a priority for the Hoops ahead of the summer.
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In the end, Celtic did complete the signing of a central defender before the end of the window in the shape of Benjamin Arthur on loan from Brentford.
The 20-year-old has largely been a back-up since signing, with Liam Scales and Auston Trusty remaining Martin O’Neill’s first-choice pairing.
However, the fact that both Scales and Trusty are left-footed calls the balance of that pairing into question.
Ahead of the summer window, Wojcik’s price has only risen. Serie A sides Torino, Fiorentina, and Bologna are all reportedly in the fray.
Coventry City are also interested after securing promotion to the Premier League under Frank Lampard, while Brondby have also failed in previous attempts to sign him.
The permanent future of O’Neill may be uncertain, but a number of players have been linked with Celtic in recent weeks ahead of a major rebuild this summer.
Among them are Moises Paniagua, Pierce Charles and Elijah Just.
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Discussing the upcoming rebuild last week, O’Neill said: “We will have to try and act relatively quickly on players.
“On the larger picture, yeah, I’m looking at this minute at players, but it is strange, because I’m more focused on the matches here.
“So, if you’ve got a spare hour, the scouts are in there, they’re looking at a lot of things, which they should be doing anyway.
“This is the point. Let’s say somebody steps in during the first week of June or something, then [the scouts] should be able to put a lot of this forward to him and say, ‘This is what we’re doing, this is the general consensus that these players are really good’.
“And then it’s up to him to have a look at these players and see.”
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