Celtic join Rangers in the race to sign Denmark U21 midfielder, report claims

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Celtic are in the race to sign a Denmark U21 midfielder alongside Rangers, according to a report.

With Wilfried Nancy and Paul Tisdale gone, the Hoops are now focusing on equipping Martin O’Neill with a squad capable of winning the Scottish Premiership.

Julian Araujo is already in the door, having been signed by Nancy. Celtic are also reportedly close to landing Jocelin Ta Bi.

But they aren’t done there, with several obvious gaps still in the squad. O’Neill has stressed the importance of signing players quickly.

And now, they are reportedly facing off with Rangers to strengthen in the middle of the park.

Celtic and Rangers in the race for Silas Andersen

TeamTALK are reporting that Celtic and Rangers are both in the race to sign BK Hacken midfielder Silas Andersen.

The 21-year-old only moved to the Swedish club this time last year, but he has since been one of the standout players in the country.

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Rangers have reportedly initiated talks for the Dane, with Celtic ‘lurking in the wings’ at the same time. He has previously been of interest to Arsenal.

Andersen, a defensive midfielder, is a former Inter Milan youngster, joining their Primavera side from Copenhagen in 2021.

He spent two years in Milan before moving to Utrecht, where he mostly played for the club’s youth side in the second tier.

However, since joining Hacken, he has acclimatised brilliantly to men’s football. A powerful runner with the ball, he made his debut for Denmark’s U21s in September.

Celtic fans have often bemoaned a lack of protection for Callum McGregor in their midfield, and Andersen would add a bit of height to that area of the park.

But for now, he seems more likely to move to Ibrox, with Celtic yet to open talks with BK Hacken, who took Elena Sadiku for their Women’s team last month.

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Martin O’Neill on Celtic’s transfer window

Asked about adding some much-needed reinforcements to the squad, interim boss O’Neill said: “Of course if you could sign all the players that you’d want to have, it would be great, and it doesn’t work like that.

“I generally work within the parameters of the club, but I’d be hoping that now we’re in a bit of difficulty, we have to fight back, and I would say the same to the board.

“I think we’re all aware, and so are the fans, that we do, the squad needs strengthening, if we can do.

“We’re going all out to try and do that.

“I would be hoping for it, but if the board were to listen to me, then we would have about 56 players, so I will try and narrow it down.

“I think you’d be aware, of what positions we need to strengthen in, and that’s what we’re going to try and do.

“It’s a difficult window, and in terms of buying players, things like this here, that’ll be difficult, but we do need, we do need to supplement the squad, absolutely no question about that.”