Neil Lennon has slapped down suggestions Kristoffer Ajer is heading for a summer exit from Celtic.
The Parkhead boss slammed the Norwegian star’s agent Tore Pedersen after he claimed the 21-year-old defender would be making a big-money move at the end of the season.
But Lennon insisted the Premiership champions will decide when they will cash in on the highly-rated centre-back.
Ajer has two years remaining on his contract and Lennon said: “I’ve heard about the comments and I’m aware of it.
"At the end of the day the club will decide when players go, not agents or players themselves.
“Kris has never made any indication he wants to leave. He’s happy here, he has been playing very well, he has been very consistent.
“I think the agent has shot himself in the foot there. We have Kris tied down to a long-term contract so we’ll decide and not anyone else.
“There hasn’t been any interest in him that I’m aware of, certainly no one has called me about him.”
Ajer has been attracting interest from England and Germany after emerging as a key man at Celtic in recent seasons.
And agent Pedersen this week said: “He will not extend his contract with Celtic and will leave this summer.
“There are several clubs who are interested.”
