In-demand Mario Vuskovic is gearing himself up for a £5m switch to Celtic - according to a report in his homeland.
The £5m-rated defender was left out of Hadjuk Split's friendly against NK Odranci with manager Jens Gustafsson stating the defender's absence was merely down to rest.
But Sportske report the 19-year-old is “preparing for the transfer to Celtic", with Ange Postecoglou keen to bolster his back line ahead of a crunch Champions League qualifier against Midtjylland.
Vuskovic is a wanted man with Serie A side Torino major admirers of a player who has forged his reputation with Hadjuk and at U21 level with Croatia.
A move for the highly-touted stopper could be followed by a deal for long-term target and former Parkhead academy star Aaron Hickey.
The 19-year-old enjoyed a strong debut season with Bologna but the Scottish Sun state a bid of around £3.5m has been lodged for the former Hearts left-back.
Celtic were keen last summer before he headed to Italy and view the defender as player capable of establishing himself as a first-team star in Glasgow.
Napoli have also been linked with Hickey - who admitted last month he is fully aware over the swirling speculation linking him with Parkhead.
Meanwhile, Kris Ajer is set to be subject of a renewed £12m bid from Norwich that will be boosted by future add-ons.
The Norwegian made it abundantly clear he sees his future away from Glasgow and Celtic know the time is now to land a fee for a player who only has 12 months remaining on his current deal.
