Miguel Chaiwa is reportedly open to joining Celtic this summer.
The Hibs midfielder enjoyed an impressive debut season in Scotland, generating interest from the Hoops in January.
Celtic’s interest in Chaiwa is reportedly now continuing into the summer, and it looks like the Zambia international could be on the move in the upcoming window.
Chaiwa’s stance on the move has now been reported.
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Miguel Chaiwa open to Celtic move, opening door for talks
According to CeltsAreHere, Chaiwa ‘likes the idea’ of moving to Celtic and would be receptive to the move if a deal can be agreed.
This remains a firm if, however.
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Celtic and Hibs were reportedly a fair bit apart in valuations for the 22-year-old back in January, and his price tag certainly won’t have gone down since.
Chaiwa ranks among the hardest-working young midfielders in Europe and has impressed in appearances against the Hoops this season.
Genoa, Toulouse and Club Brugge have all been credited with an interest in the midfielder.
Hibs paid a fee of £600,000 to bring Chaiwa to Scotland from Switzerland last year. He faced Celtic in the Champions League’s League Phase last season.
Aged 22, he has 16 caps for the Zambian national team and featured for them at this season’s Africa Cup of Nations.
His teammate Josh Mulligan and former teammate Kieron Bowie are also linked with Celtic ahead of the summer, though neither of that pair are likely to come cheap either.
It’s fair to say that the Scottish Premiership has had plenty of talent to offer this season.
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Hibs boss David Gray on Celtic target Miguel Chaiwa
Via the Hibs Observer, Hibs boss David Gray said of Chaiwa in April: “I’m not surprised there’s interest. I’m not surprised there’s speculation.
“His energy and enthusiasm to get after the ball is excellent but, even when he’s on it, I think there’s still a lot to come from Miguel. He’s improving all the time.
“Getting up to speed quickly with the intensity and the physicality in the Scottish game, which suits him because he’s got the attributes – there’s still a lot more to come, he’s still a young boy.
“He’s still working hard on his game and improving his game. For the attributes, and main reasons why you want to try and bring someone like that to a football club, he’s got attributes that really can be showcased in Scottish football.
“Going toe-to-toe with people, physicality, running over the top of people – you can see that, in the games he’s played in. There’s still a lot of areas for him to improve on as well.”
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