Celtic are set to step up their pursuit of Ivory Coast striker Vakoun Issouf Bayo this week with the Slovakian side Dunajska Streda confirming an approach from the Parkhead side. It is believed that there is interest in the 14-goal striker from Parma and Rapid Vienna in the striker who has helped to take the club to second in the Slovak Super League this season. The club's sporting director, Jan Van Daele, has confirmed there has been an opening offer from Celtic but it is believed that they wish an offer in excess of £2.3m before they are willing to allow their top goalscorer to leave.
"We can confirm we have received an official offer from Celtic of which we acknowledged receipt," said Van Daele. "We are planning to start the negotiation process in due course. "He still has two and a half years on his contract but if such a club with the standing of Celtic wants one of our players it would be difficult to stop it. "The transfer window is just opening and there is a lot of interest. We don't want to kill dreams. It is one of the aims of our club to offer a platform for players to go to bigger leagues - but we have a value that must be met." An under-23 international, Bayo is currently on honeymoon after marrying on Saturday.
Brendan Rodgers is looking for two strikers in the market for two strikers in the current window with Leigh Griffiths sidelined for the foreseeable future. A six- month loan deal for Timothy Weah looks set to be formalised this week but further additions are expected to follow.
Why are you making commenting on HeraldScotland only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel