Portsmouth ‘keen’ on offering pre-contract to 18-goal teenage Celtic hotshot

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Of course, much of the focus this transfer window for Celtic fans has been on the first-team.

Brendan Rodgers and his recruitment team are hard at work as they attempt to finalise the squad for the second half of the season before the January deadline.

The Celtic boss wants a winger and likely requires a new striker too as Kyogo gets set for a £10m move to French club Rennes after three-and-a-half glorious years with the Hoops.

The wide man Rodgers is close to securing is former Celtic favourite Jota and it is being said a sensational £9m return to Parkhead is on the cards for the Portuguese star.

But what about Celtic’s younger stars? B team players Lenny Agbaire and Aiden Haddow were let go as the former signed for Ayr United on loan and the latter sealed a permanent switch to Hearts.

And there could be a third exit from Celtic B this month, or at the very least on a pre-contract agreement.

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Daniel Cummings wanted by Portsmouth

It is being claimed by Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph that Celtic B striker Daniel Cummings is being targeted by EFL Championship side Portsmouth.

Joseph says Pompey want to sign Cummings on a pre-contract deal and are keen to slot him straight into their first-team plans.

Cummings, of course, is out of contract at the end of the season and is free to talk to other clubs regarding his future.

This isn’t the first time Cummings has been linked with a Celtic exit this season. 67 Hail Hail told you in December that scouts from Bologna, Club Brugge and RB Salzburg were sent out to watch Cummings in action.

Moreover, it was claimed in the same month that four Premier League clubs were keeping tabs on the deadly 18-year-old striker.

Cummings prolific for Celtic B this season

Cummings has been a revelation for Celtic B in the Lowland League this term and with that, it’s disappointing that Celtic are yet to formally offer him a new contract.

He’s scored 18 goals in 17 league games for Celtic B, as well as six goals in six UEFA Youth League clashes as the young Bhoys won three and lost three.

If he was to leave the Hoops, the club would be entitled to a compensation fee between £230k and £320k.