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Norwich City are Celtic's sole rivals for Maceo Rigters, although the NAC Breda striker favours a move to Parkhead.
Rigters is available for a knockdown fee of £400,000 and impressed for Holland at the recent European Under 21 Championship.
Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and Rangers have all been linked with the forward, while NAC confirmed Celtic made an approach last week.
The Scottish champions are due to hold talks with the player in the coming days and currently only have to fend off interest from Norwich to add Rigters to their list of summer signings.
"I would hope to be in Glasgow on Monday and make a final agreement with Celtic," the pacey attacker's agent Tom Smit told the Daily Record.
"It is my hope that we can agree a deal soon. If I can't get into Scotland right away I'll be there on Tuesday.
"There are no other clubs involved apart from Norwich, but Celtic are way ahead."
NAC are resigned to Rigters quitting the club and will leave a decision in the hands of the 23-year-old, who has been unhappy at not playing in his preferred position at his current club.
Theo Mommers, NAC's general director, said: "I think now it is accepted he will not be staying.
"There are clubs interested and it is now up to Maceo to make a choice." |
It'd be a great acquisiton for Norwich if they could snag him from teams like Celtic,
Blackburn and
Newcastle. However I don't think he'll end up with the Canaries, seems like a longshot.
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