Yan Couto will join Braga on a year-long loan deal, pending a medical.

The Brazilian right-back has been on Celtic's radar for some time and was a guest of the club's at Parkhead as he watched the Hoops beat Jablonec 3-0 in Europa League qualifying.

However the Manchester City defender has put an end to all speculation and agreed a move to Portugal to play his football in the Primeira Liga.

Celtic wanted the 19-year-old in their ranks as they see him as a top prospect and the player was believed to be keen on a switch.

However his representative, Marcelo Robalinho at Think Ball agency, managed to broker a loan move for him at Braga who have also been tracking him for months.

Herald and Times Sport understands he will undergo a medical this week.

Meanwhile Celtic have turned their attentions to Josip Juranovic.

They submitted an official bid of around £2million to Legia Warsaw which was turfed out, but sources in Poland tell Herald and Times Sport they are confident a deal can still be done between the clubs.