Landon Emenalo was spotted in Glasgow during the week while Mika Baur is set to complete his big-money switch
Landon Emenalo with his representatives at Lennoxtown
Landon Emenalo with his representatives at Lennoxtown
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Celtic are on the verge of landing Chelsea kid Landon Emenalo on a season-long loan deal.
The Scottish champions have targeted the 18-year-old left-back as cover for Kieran Tierney after passing up on the chance to re-sign Marcelo Saracchi earlier this summer.
It's believed Emenalo, 18, has already been given a VIP tour of the Hoops' training HQ in Lennoxtown as well as Celtic Park.
And the Parkhead giants are hopeful of rubber-stamping a switch for the highly-rated teenager - who starred for Chelsea in pre-season.
Emenalo has been capped by both England and the United States at international youth level and has caught the eye of new Stamford Bridge boss Xabi Alonso in his three friendly appearances this summer.
The son of former Chelsea technical director Michael has been tipped to have a huge future with the Blues and the Premier League giants are keen for the youngster to head out on loan to continue his development.
And Emenalo could put pen to paper on a move in time for next week's Champions League play-off with Austrians LASK.
It's been a busy week for Celtic, who clinched the signing of Egypt World Cup star Haissem Hassan on a four-year deal from Real Oviedo for an initial £6million.
Landon Emenalo of Chelsea FC
Landon Emenalo of Chelsea FC (Image: Getty Images)
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Germany under-21 international Mika Baur is also set to rubber-stamp his long-awaited switch after a £6.8m was finally struck with Bundesliga outfit Paderborn.
Barring any unexpected medical hitches, midfielder Baur, 22, should be on board before tonight’s Euro squad registration deadline.
Celts had a £4m bid thrown out for Baur earlier in the summer, with Paderborn determined to hold out for a fee of around double.
But the long-term target was finally given the green light to head to Scotland on Wednesday to complete formalities.
Paderborn boss Ralf Ketteman said: “The transfer isn’t finalised yet but I have to assume it’s going ahead. It hurts both professionally and personally.”
Meanwhile Record Sport exclusively revealed that Celtic are ready to kick their interest in Canada’s World Cup star Niko Sigur up a notch.
Hajduk Split star Sigur has been identified as one of their main options for the defensive midfield position, along with Torino's Gvidas Gineitis.
Chief executive Michael Nicholson is expected to advance that interest and open talks with the Croatian club in the coming days.
It's understood a significant seven-figure bid would be required to engage Hajduk in talks for the 22-year-old, who is an international team-mate of Alistair Johnston.
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