Celtic are set to ramp up their transfer business as they look to land a full-back and a striker in the January window.
Ange Postecoglou made rapid moves during his first winter window in charge at Celtic Park with Japanese trio Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Yosuke Ideguchi all signed and in place by January 1, and the club are taking a similar approach with the Scottish Premiership on hiatus during the World Cup. The club are lining up a replacement for Josip Juranovic as the Croatia defender heads to Qatar with talks over a new contract for the defender stalling.
The 27-year-old arrived in the summer of 2021 from Legia Warsaw in a £2.5million deal and has established himself as a key man under Postecoglou, but the club have a contingency plan ready should the right bid come in for Juranovic . Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Chelsea have all been touted as suitors and Celtic expect more interest following the tournament in Qatar.
The club are also understood to be targeting another striker to lead the line despite the impressive form of Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgios Giakoumakis so far this term. The Japan cap has netted 11 goals so far this term, while his Greek teammate has chipped in with eight.
However, Head of Recruitment Mark Lawwell and Postecoglou are keen to add even more firepower to the Scottish league leaders. The pair are the only central striking options utilised by the Australian boss, with third choice Albian Ajeti being shipped out on loan last summer.
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