Ipswich Town have reportedly made a move to sign Daizen Maeda.
According to the Scottish Sun, the Premier League club want to sign the Japanese forward this summer.
Maeda, who played for Japan at the World Cup, has recently discussed his desire to play in the Premier League.
Now, it's claimed Ipswich want to make that a reality and land the winger for their return to the English top flight.
The newly-promoted club have already backed boss Gary O'Neil with a £27m move for striker Emersonn and are looking to land Morocco defender Issa Diop in an £8m deal.
Now, they've reportedly made a move to land Maeda too.
Recently, Maeda discussed his want to play in the Premier League as he released an autobiography.
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He said: "I’ve always said that I want to play in the Premier League.
"In terms of timing (for a transfer), I think this is the right time.
"But you never know what will happen."
Martin O'Neill, though, is more hopeful Maeda sees out the last year of his Celtic contract before leaving for free rather than cashing in and losing the player now.
He said: "I think there's some resignation in that aspect.
"It isn't one of those where he's got a year left to run and we want to try and make something of it in the sense of getting money.
"It's not that at all.
"Personally speaking, I would love it if he just let his contract run through.
"And played for the last year.
"Honestly, it would be super.
"I don't know whether that's in his mind or in his agent's mind.
"If I throw back, not every comparison has been made, but Henrik Larsson told me a year before that that was going to be his last year.
"Now, his contract was out at that stage and he was fantastic for us in the final season.
"But he made it clear that that's what he was going to do.
"He had his time.
"Now, the only difference between that is that he's got a year left to run.
"That's all.
"But it's not one of us trying to make as much out of it in terms of finance.
"It's me, personally.
"I'd love him to stay.
"I'm not sure that that's going to happen."
