Celtic have been offered a guaranteed transfer fee of £18.5million for Odsonne Edouard by Brighton and Hove Albion that could break through the £20m mark.
The English Premier League club have included a series of conditional payments in their proposal for the France under-21 international.
The Daily Record understands Brighton have proposed performance-related bonuses worth a total of £3.5m. Their offer also entitles Celtic to a variable sell-on clause worth between five and 15 per cent of Edouard's next transfer should Brighton receive a fee of £30m or more for the forward.
Bolstered by income from the club-record sale of Ben White to Arsenal, Brighton believe they are now well placed to secure a deal for Edouard ahead of domestic competition. Importantly, the south-coast club is in a position to offer the Frenchman the platform of a guaranteed starting place in a Premier League attack.
Edouard was signed from Paris Saint-Germain in June 2018 in what the club described as “the biggest transfer in Celtic’s history”. With just a single season remaining on the 23-year-old's current contract, Parkhead powerbrokers will reluctantly let the free-scoring striker leave in order to avoid losing him without fee next summer. It is understood PSG are entitled to 40 per cent of Celtic's income from a move.
Brighton agreed to sell White to Arsenal for an initial £50m in the aftermath of the European Championship. The England defender began a multi-day medical with the London club on Tuesday ahead of completing a transfer that includes a further £5.5m of performance-related variables and a 10 per cent sell-on clause.
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