Celtic defender Maik Nawrocki is 'set' to join French side Lens.
The 23-year-old made 17 appearances on loan at Hannover last season, scoring three goals and providing three assists.
🚨💣 Maik Nawrocki (Celtic Glasgow) blisko RC Lens! Środkowy obrońca ma być już we Francji przed przejściem testów medycznych. Jeśli nie wydarzy się nic na oststniej prostej, dołączy do ostatnio podpisanego Michała Skórasia: ▶️ https://t.co/v5ZVtfaZKH pic.twitter.com/QwXJEf2gTP
— Tomasz Włodarczyk (@wlodar85) July 16, 2026
The Pole is travelling for a medical with the Ligue 1 runners-up, according to reports in both France and his homeland.
Lens are ready to complete the deal and offer Nawrocki a route into the Champions League group stage, having finished second behind PSG last season.
Despite featuring in pre-season, his path at Parkhead looks blocked. Speaking earlier this week, Martin O’Neill said: "In many aspects, you could say it’s a clean slate for everyone.
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"We have Cameron [Carter-Vickers] back and big Dane [Murray], who I’ve got a lot of time for. There’s Liam [Scales] and [Auston] Trusty, so it’s going to be hard for him to battle through that.
"He’s a really nice lad, and if he thought there was a future for him, I think he would like to stay and battle."
However, he hinted that there was interest in the defender. "There are teams who want to take him on loan, and there are teams that want to buy him," O'Neill added.
