Celtic look set to miss out on Thomas Henry after the striker moved closer to sealing a move to Gent instead.
Sources in Belgium have told Record Sport that Henry’s £4.5m transfer with add ons from Leuven is now ‘95 per cent’ complete after the two clubs shook hands on a price last week.
And they expect the 26-year-old Frenchman to sign on the dotted line before the weekend unless Celtic launch a counter offer at the 11th hour.
Our source revealed: “It seems that Leuven’s board of directors became impatient with Celtic for lingering without making a concrete offer. The player is now very close to finalising an agreement with Gent. The deal is not 100 per cent finished yet but it is around 95 per cent complete.”
It’s understood Celtic boss Ange Postecouglou has lined Henry up as his first choice to fill Odsonne Edouard ’s boots - but that Celtic had been hoping to cash in on their own want-away talisman before splashing out on his successor.
Edouard has been attracting interest from both Brighton and Southampton but it’s believed his bumper wage demands may have caused both Premiership clubs to assess their options.
Gent, meanwhile, need to bulk up their firepower after selling Ukrainian Roman Yaremchuk to Benfica earlier this summer for £15m.
And they hope to beat the Premiership side to Henry’s signature in the next few days.
