Gustaf Grauers, agent of Elijah Just, has admitted that interest has increased in the midfielder’s stellar World Cup for Motherwell.
Just became just the second player to ever score three at a World Cup whilst playing in Scotland last month, following in the footsteps of Henrik Larsson.
It came after an excellent debut season at Fir Park which saw him nominated for the SPFA and SFWA Player of the Year awards.
Celtic have been watching Just closely for several months, but the 25-year-old’s performances on the world stage have drawn even more attention.
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Grauers told the Daily Record: “We’re still evaluating the different options available to Elijah.
“He’s back with Motherwell now and, as always, we have a lot of respect for the club, so there are ongoing discussions to determine what the best path forward looks like.
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“The World Cup certainly generated further interest and we’ve had additional enquiries from clubs in a number of countries. That’s natural after the tournament he had.
“At this stage, though, our focus is on carefully assessing the opportunities rather than rushing into any decision.
“We’ll see how things develop over the coming weeks.”
In the tournament’s opening match, a stunning brace from Just brought New Zealand within touching distance of the three points against Iran.
The pick of his goals came in the final match against Belgium, a heavy defeat which saw the All Whites eliminated.
Celtic and Rangers are both reportedly chasing Just this summer, making a Fir Park exit seem likely.
Just admitted that talk of interest from Celtic has been ‘nice to hear’ ahead of the tournament.
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Scottish Premiership players of interest to Celtic
Celtic are never too far from a link to a Scottish Premiership player, but there is an especially high number of rumours ahead of this summer.
Just is one of no less than four Motherwell players linked: Elliot Watt, Calum Ward and Tawanda Maswanhise are also reportedly of interest.
Josh Mulligan of Hibs, a player of a similar profile to Watson, was linked with Celtic in January but isn’t short of suitors for the summer.
Calvin Miller and Barney Stewart of Falkirk as well as Dundee’s Luke Graham have been linked, but all have now agreed moves elsewhere.
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