The race for St Mirren kid Dylan Reid has kicked off with Celtic slapping in a six-figure bid, according to a report.
The Scottish Sun report that the Hoops have offered £125,000 for the highly-rated teen with a number of other clubs keeping tabs on his situation. Benfica are said to have lead interest from Europe while the Hoops' Old Firm rivals Rangers were linked with a move last week. The same report states that while the Light Blues have been keeping an eye on the youngster, they are not planning any offer to bring him in to Ibrox.
Buddies boss Stephen Robinson has told the teenager he will be part of his first-team plans in Paisley this season having broken through the youth system at the club. Celtic's offer is reportedly being considered with talks ongoing between the two sides.
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The Hoops have been watching the midfielder for the last few months and have now moved to bring in the Scotland Under-17 star. There is interest from England and they could now enter the race with Celtic making their move.
Reid made his league debut against Rangers at Ibrox just days after his 16th birthday to become the youngest player ever to play in Scotland's top flight.
Celtic are currently going through their pre-season paces in Austria and face Rapid Vienna later this afternoon.
Ange Postecoglou's men are gearing up for a big season both domestically and in Europe.
The Hoops enter the Champions League group stages this season and will mix it with the top teams while they will be bidding to make it back-to-back Premiership titles after recapturing the league crown from Rangers last season.
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