Charlton owner Thomas Sandgaard has revealed his hopes that Alfie Doughty will sign a new contract with the club and turn down a move to Celtic.
The left-sided midfielder is out injured but Charlton are desperate to hold on to him and turned down bids from the Hoops during the summer.
Neil Lennon's men hoped to sign him as part of their bid to solve their left-wing-back problem and ended up signing AC Milan's Diego Laxalt instead.
He's out of contract next summer and Celtic can sign him on a pre-contract in January.
And now Charlton are hoping they can convince Doughty his future lies in South London and sign a new contract if they get promoted back to the Championship.
He told London News Online: “Yeah, we’re talking to Alfie and his agent.
“He’s currently injured – as we all know – but has certainly made a name for himself.
“Celtic in Scotland and other clubs are very interested in him.
“His pace is really something to take notice of and can be a huge asset for any club.
“We hope we can continue having Alfie at the club. He’s a great asset and one of the many investments we’ve made in youth players over the years.
“I hope he’ll continue the journey with us. Hopefully we’ll get promoted again – in not too long. If Alfie stays with us he might even be playing Premier League football one day.”
“We have a January window coming up and I’m looking forward to strengthening the midfield and the offence a little bit.”
