Lennon Miller breaks silence on Celtic January transfer efforts as ‘that takes care of itself’

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Lennon Miller is destined for greatness, according to the experts.

The Motherwell midfielder has done well at Fir Park and has captained the club at just 18-years-old in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final at Hampden.

That is a lot of pressure for a teen but he has stepped up and that is why Celtic have been interested in Miller.

The Scottish Premiership runaway leaders have been keeping tabs on Miller for some time and after he broke into the ‘Well first team, the interest has only ramped up.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	CelticCeltic	28	23	3	2	82	15	67	72
2	RangersRangers	28	18	5	5	58	24	34	59
3	AberdeenAberdeen	28	12	5	11	36	44	-8	41
4	HibernianHibernian	28	10	10	8	42	39	3	40
5	Dundee UtdDundee Utd	28	11	7	10	34	34	0	40
6	Heart Of MidlothianHeart Of Midlothian	28	10	6	12	40	38	2	36

So much so that an offer of around £4million was mooted in January from Celtic only for the Steelmen to snub a conversation with the Hoops before the window slammed shut earlier this month.

67 Hail Hail understands Motherwell never had any intention of selling their prized asset this season even if an official bid had been tabled as they refused to officially set an asking price.

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Lennon Miller breaks silence on Celtic transfer interest

Now the player has broken his silence on the noise surrounding Celtic’s January interest in his services as he made it clear that he was only focused on rehab for an injury he sustained earlier.

That issue has kept him out of action longer than initially expected and it has all been about attention to detail on recovery.

And when asked about Celtic’s interest, Miller showed maturity beyond his years to insist he always allows his representation to handle that side of the game.

He told the Motherwell Times: “My aim was to get back fit. That stuff takes care of itself, and I was just trying to get focused to get back on the pitch and play for Motherwell.

“It’s obviously not nice to get injured, and for it to be longer than I first expected it to be is a tough one, but you’ve got to get your head down. You’ve got to work hard and come back as fit as possible, and then build up from there.

“Still getting there a wee bit. Obviously, I played the back-to-back 90s when I first came back, and felt fit enough, but there’s still improvements there. The legs are obviously sore now, but we’ll recover.”

Celtic have been warned about Miller and the potential he has to become a star down the line.

Brendan Rodgers’ side have been told not to make the same mistake with Miller as they did with John McGinn back before he moved to Aston Villa.

The young midfield man has shone in his few short years in Scotland’s top flight so far.

What Motherwell have said about Lennon Miller’s future

Chief executive at Motherwell, Brian Caldwell, recently explained how he would be in no rush to sanction a sale of Miller.

He said: “We have a really good relationship with his agent. We spoke only last week.

“We’re not in a rush to sell Lennon, we don’t need to sell him.

“But it’s not all about us, it’s about Lennon too. He is playing games every week which is the most important thing for his development and if he continues to develop the way he is we understand for his own development he’d probably need to go to a higher level, potentially.

“We need to bide our time and make sure when that time comes it’s the right deal for the club and the player.”