The speculation surrounding Celtic and more summer additions has been ramped up this week after Brendan Rodgers looks set to lose Matt O’Riley to Brighton.
The Denmark international is set to make his big move to the English Premiership as The Seagulls look to break the Scottish transfer record to get O’Riley.
The £30m deal is expected to go through over the coming days and it seems that the next time the Celtic supporters see O’Riley, it will be in the blue and white stripes of Brighton in England’s top flight.
And it seems that O’Riley could now face Dara O’Shea as the Celtic-linked defender has opted to make his next big move and join the Dane in the Premier League this season.
Dara O’Shea agrees Ipswich move
Dara O’Shea was linked to Celtic back in July as Brendan Rodgers looks to bolster his backline for the season ahead.
Indeed, this isn’t the first time O’Shea was linked to Celtic as the Parkhead club did eye him for a move back in 2019.
However, it seems now, that any potential move is dead in the water after the Republic of Ireland defender agreed to a £15m move to Ipswich Town this week according to The Daily Telegraph’s, Mike McGrath.
Posting on social media, McGrath said, “Ipswich have agreed a deal to sign Dara O’Shea from Burnley in a move worth around £15million.
“The Republic Ireland centre-back, 25, had serious interest from Brentford earlier in the window. He is set to sign a 5-year deal.”
The fact that a team like Ipswich can fork out a fee of that magnitude just shows how difficult it is for Celtic to compete with Premier League money.
Brendan Rodgers has just over one week left of the transfer window to make more additions to his Celtic squad but it seems he can now cross O’Shea off his list of potential targets when this deal is made official.
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