Leeds United, Sunderland and West Ham United have all been credited with an interest in the US centre-back
14:01, 16 Jun 2025
Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers
Celtic's Cameron Carter-Vickers(Image: SNS Group)
Celtic remain relaxed and confident of keeping hold of Cameron Carter-Vickers despite mounting speculation the San Francisco 49ers hope to lure him to Leeds United.
Reports from south of the border insist the newly promoted Elland Road outfit - and its Rangers linked owners - are set to battle it out with Sunderland for the 27-year-old USA international.
Both clubs are gearing up for a return to the English top flight and are understood to be in the market for key defensive recruitments with the transfer window reopen for the summer.
Speculation has been swirling that Carter-Vickers has already been identified as a priority target with West Ham also reported to have shown interest in the former Spurs stopper.
But Record Sport understands there has been no contact made with the Parkhead club and that manager Brendan Rodgers is unaware of any moves to deprive him of his star centre half before the start of the coming campaign.
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The Celtic board are also believed to be somewhat bemused by reports of an imminent bidding war for Carter-Vickers who has provided a rock like presence at the heart of a championship winning defence since moving north from London four years ago.
Carter-Vickers spent an initial season on loan in Glasgow’s east end before sealing a permanent move the following summer in a deal worth around £6m.
HIs advisers declined to comment when approached by Record Sport but Carter-Vickers is believed to be happy and settled in Scotland and has four more years left to run on his current contract.
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Meanwhile, the future of winger Nicolas Kuhn is the subject of some doubt with his former club RB Leipzig believed to be one of a number of Bundesliga outfits currently considering offering him a return to Germany’s top flight.
Kuhn signed for Celtic 18 months ago in a £3m deal with Rapid Vienna and starred in this season’s Champions League, scoring twice against Leipzig in a 3-1 group stage win at Parkhead and also netting against Bayern Munich in the knock-out stages as Rodgers came within seconds of masterminding a stunning victory at the Allianz.