Cluj owner Nelutu Varga says a French club are most serious about signing Louis Munteanu, despite reports of a rejected Celtic bid.
Romanian outlet iAMsport.ro claimed last night that the Parkhead club had an €8 million (£6.9m) offer knocked back for the striker, who scored 25 times last season.
It now looks like he's off to France, however.
Varga said [fanatik.io]: "It’s a club in France that, up until now, is the most serious in terms of professionalism.
"I understand that they will resolve some issues these days, then we will sit down at the negotiating table, so that the boy can go for a medical examination.
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"I never mentioned the name of the club. I only said France. I only said that it is a top team from France. I don’t know who checked what.
"I didn’t mention any names. It is about a concrete interest from France and from Spain, but the Spaniards gave up because they didn’t reach the amount I asked for. In pole position is France."
Varga added: "I know clearly what offer we have, what discussions we have, and I know very clearly that that club asked me not to talk.
"That’s why I’m not talking. I’m not interested in advertising. I’m interested in doing our job. Both we and they have a common goal: not to distort the information.
"We don’t want anything to be published before everything is done by the book, professionally. At no big club in this world is there any talk before a transfer is made. They prepare, they do things silently, and when they sign, they announce it."
