Celtic are reportedly ready to swoop for Siriki Dembele and steal a march on Rangers transfer business this summer.
Dembele was placed on the transfer list as contract talks on a new deal at the Championship club stalled.
Steven Gerrard is reportedly keen on a deal for the 24-year-old with several clubs from the English second tier tracking the winger.
Celtic are now being named as a potential destination, with the the Peterborough Telegraph noting that playing alongside brother Karamoko could interest the attacker.
They note that Dembele is thought to "favour a move to Scotland" having "spent part of his childhood in Scotland and he has a young family north of the border."
Despite Dembele making his intentions to leave the Posh clear, director of football Barry Fry insists they don't have to sell-up having snapped him up cheap from Grimsby in 2018.
In fact, the London Road chief remains optimistic that they will be able to extend his current contract past the end of next season.
He said: "I have spoken to Siriki and told him if he is still here when the transfer window closes we are prepared to talk about a new contract again.
“Siriki is open to that idea so we will have to wait and see what happens. We want him to stay. He’s an exciting talent who we expect to thrive in the Championship.
“We certainly won’t let him go on the cheap for fear of losing him for nothing.
"Staying in the Championship could be worth £15 million to us in prize money, solidarity payments and the increase in crowds and TV money, and we wouldn’t get that much for Siriki in the current market.
“Siriki needs to start the season well with us. There will always be clubs panicking towards the end of August and looking for new players.”
Despite being placed on the transfer list, Dembele was given game time by boss Darren Ferguson in the pre-season fixtures against Bedford and Stamford.
