Former Celtic loanee Alex Valle looks to be heading to Italy on a permanent deal.
The left-back appears to be on his way out of Barcelona with Como set to pay just over £5m for the 21-year-old.
That's according to Fabrizio Romano who claims the Serie A side's plan for Valle is 'confirmed'.
The young Spaniard spent the first half of this season on loan at Parkhead, playing 19 times in all competitions. But his season-long loan was cut short in January, Celts bringing in Jeffrey Schlupp instead.
That allowed Valle to link up with Cesc Fabregas in Serie A, and he made 14 appearances for the former Arsenal hero's side as they finished 10th.
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Como, who have access to the same Jamestown Analytics data as Hearts, had an option to buy within the loan deal and that now looks set to be activated.
In terms of Celtic's own left-back position, they have Kieran Tierney incoming once his Arsenal deal ends after signing a pre-contract to return to his boyhood heroes.
Greg Taylor doesn't appear to be sticking around with his own contract coming to an end and no indication he will sign fresh terms.
That means Brendan Rodgers will likely be on the lookout for another player in that position, with Schlupp a potential option as he is also out of contract at parent club Crystal Palace.
