As Celtic rejected a fifth bid for star player Matt O'Riley from Serie A outfit Atalanta, it's been reported the Parkhead side are interested in Swiss starlet Alvyn Sanches as a potential replacement.
According to the Scottish Daily Mail, 21-year-old Sanches is on the Scottish Premiership champions' radar, an attacking midfielder currently at FC Lausanne-Sport who sit ninth in the Swiss Super League after four games.
The sought-after Sanches is understood to have caught the eye of English Championship side Burnley, as well as Club Brugge, Nice and Anderlecht.
Should Brendan Rodgers push to secure the young player's services in Glasgow, the Scottish Daily Mail reports it'll cost Celtic somewhere in the region of £4.3 million.
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As reported yesterday, Celtic have also been linked with Augsburg player Arne Engels with the midfielder valued at £10m – meaning a deal would be Celtic's record fee.
Engels is primarily a central midfielder but can also be deployed on the right flank.
The 20-year-old could also be viewed as a successor to Matt O'Riley with Atalanta potentially preparing a sixth bid for Celtic's 23-year-old. Atalanta's own Teun Koopmeiners is almost certainly now heading to Juventus for a reported 55 million Euros, meaning the Serie A side in theory has scope to meet Celtic's asking price for O'Riley.
