Celtic winger Mikey Johnston has had interest from Belgian First Division club Standard Liege confirmed by former Hoops boss Ronny Deila.
The Norwegian was reported as a potential suitor for the 23-year-old who has been told that he is free to seek a loan in search of regular minutes. It has been a frustrating two seasons for Johnston who has had injury plague any chances of solidifying himself as a regular at Parkhead.
There are options for him in the UK but the ex-green and white boss says he is one Standard Liege are looking at as they look for a strong first season under his guidance. Deila told the Daily Record of potential recruits Johnston and former Salernitana defender Stefan Stranberg: “I know both of them, but we do not know how it’s going to go. A lot of players interest us and if we could recruit all those we wanted, it would be easy.
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“We continue to scrutinise the market and we don’t want it to go wrong at the moment when we are trying to sign a player for the club.”
Manager Ange Postecoglou said of Johnston prior to Celtic's Premiership opener at home to Aberdeen: "We're working with Mikey on that.
"There's definitely a talented footballer there, but sometimes you just need a different environment to help that happen."
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