Celtic have missed out on Borussia Dortmund winger Cole Campbell after he agreed a move to Elversberg.
Celtic held talks to sign Campbell last month, with the 20-year-old available following an unsuccessful loan at Hoffenheim.
A permanent transfer likely wouldn’t have cost as much as the €7.5 million option to buy included in his loan last season.
The newly promoted Bundesliga side have reportedly agreed a five-year deal to sign the USA youth international.
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Elversberg agree deal to sign Cole Campbell
According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany, Elversberg have agreed a permanent transfer to sign Campbell, though Dortmund have secured a buy-back clause.
The club are about to embark on their first-ever Bundesliga season.
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Martin O’Neill is expected to be a busy man this summer with plenty of movement expected, both in and out of Celtic.
In the winger department, Joel Mvuka’s loan has expired, Daizen Maeda is slated to leave and Michel-Ange Balikwisha is frozen out.
Campbell was born in Houston, Texas in the USA, to an American father and an Icelandic mother: ex-international footballer Rakel Karvelsson.
After playing in Iceland and the US at youth level, he was signed by Borussia Dortmund at the age of 16. He has made seven senior appearances for the club.
Parkhead chiefs will be hoping that the recruitment groundwork done over recent months by Maloney will provide better results this summer.
O’Neill has already discussed the importance of recruitment after agreeing a permanent stay in Glasgow, with European qualifiers ahead.
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Asked by Track Radio about the importance of recruitment for Europe after his permanent appointment: “Absolutely, [recruitment is going to be key]. You’ve nailed it. It’s exactly right.
“We get a two-legged qualification game towards the end of August time.
“The teams that you felt you could definitely beat in, let’s say, early November, you would find really difficult to beat in, let’s say, the second or third week in August, because of the match advantages that they would have over you.
“So yeah, it’s fraught with difficulty in that sense. Celtic failed last year to make it [against Kairat], probably in two games where they would’ve been expecting to go through.
“So I will be concerned, but as you say, excited at the same time that there’s an opportunity for that.”
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