Antwerp boss Stef Wils has vowed to keep a hold of Celtic transfer target Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
The winger has been on the agenda for the Hoops since January when he was a key transfer target and is believed to still be on Brendan Rodgers' wishlist. That could intensify further if Nicolas Kuhn is sold, with Como and RB Leipzig making attempts to land him.
Reports in Belgium had suggested Antwerp were willing to lower their asking price for the 24-year-old to £4.6 million as they are in need of the funds.
But new manager Wils has appeared to suggest he is keen to keep the player as part of his squad.
He told Belgian media: “Of course I want to keep him. I also think that it can work.”
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CEO Sven Jaecques previously admitted they did need funds but would not be sanctioning an exodus.
He told HLN: "Marc (Overmars, director of football) and the scouting are working very hard to put together a competitive core.
"It is a fact that the departures are needed and has an impact on the group. We have to deal with that. This is an opportunity for other guys to stand up.
“But we are not going to allow an exodus."
