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David Irvine

Liel Abada transfer tug of war as 'European clubs target' Celtic winger

Liel Abada has emerged as a transfer target for Sporting Lisbon and Ajax, according to reports.

It's claimed the Celtic winger, 21, features on potential transfer target lists for both major European clubs.

And Sky Sports claim the clubs could battle to land Abada's signature this summer.

It's reported that Lisbon interest in the Israel international will be ramped up should they lose Marcus Edwards - who is himself targeted by Premier League clubs.

Any exit for Edwards at Sporting Lisbon could lead to a quickfire swoop for Abada from Celtic with the winger thought to be a "first-choice replacement".

Meanwhile, Ajax are also interested in Abada and could pose fierce competition to sign the youngster from Celtic.

Abada played 47 times for Celtic last season scoring 13 times and providing nine assists at club level.  It takes his total contributions at Celtic to 28 goals and 20 assist in 101 outings.

Further to his club-level experience, Abada has played ten times for his country, netting on one occasion. 

Abada was signed for £3.5million from Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2021.

The possible exit for Abada comes as Jota looks set to complete a stunning £25m Celtic exit for Al-Ittihad.

The Portuguese winger, 24, is thought to have agreed a big-money move to Saudi Arabia with Celtic pocketing a tidy profit.

Jota moved to Celtic on permanent terms last summer in a £6.5m deal from Benfica with his former club thought to hold a 30 percent sell-on fee as part of the deal.

Reports suggest Jota - who will link up with N'Golo Kante and Karim Benzema - will earn up to £200,000-a-week in Saudi.

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