Full back Taylor's contract in Glasgow's east end expired at the end of May
Anthony Evans
13:50, 08 Jun 2025Updated 14:08, 08 Jun 2025
Greg Taylor is reportedly one step closer to joining PAOK after agreeing contract terms with the Greek side.
The defender is set to bring his six-year stay with Celtic to an end this summer, with the out-of-contract full back free to speak to other clubs.
Brendan Rodgers had hoped to keep the Scotland international at Parkhead by offering him a new contract, but with Kieran Tierney sealing his sensational Hoops return next month, the 27-year-old looks set to move on in search of guaranteed first team football.
Reports in Greece had claimed that PAOK - who finished third in the Greek Super League last season - had set a deadline for Taylor to accept their contract proposal.
Greg Taylor(Image: SNS Group)
But according to Sportdog, Taylor has now struck an agreement with the club after reaching an agreement over financial terms.
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They claim that the former Kilmarnock youngster is poised to pen a two-year deal with the Thessaloniki side, with the option of an additional year.
However, the source adds that Taylor still needs to sit down with his family to get the greenlight for the move to the continent, having only given birth to a baby daughter with his partner in February.
They do add however that PAOK are prepared to go the extra mile to ensure the left back feels welcomed at his new club.
Elsewhere, Celtic have been tipped to sign ex Liverpool and Aston Villa star Danny Ings.
The 32-year-old is set to leave West Ham on a free transfer at the end of the month and was tentatively linked to the Hoops back in January.
And Parkead hero Frank McAvennie reckons Ings would be an adequate replacement for Kyogo Furuhashi, who left Celtic for Rennes in a £10million deal in the mid-season transfer window.
Danny Ings
Speaking to on the Let Me Be Frank podcast, he said: "He would be a great signing for Celtic. We never replaced Kyogo. They haven’t replaced him.
"Adam Idah is learning. I think he is going to be a wonderful player. Not near the finished article yet. But he is a great player. Looks like an honest boy.
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"I think so (there is a future for Idah at Celtic). See if you sign someone like Danny Ings. Danny won’t play every game, which will mean Adam will come in.
"And I don’t want to play Maeda through the middle. I think he is better on the wing, although he scores a lot of goals. I think he is better out there. He terrifies people.
"Danny Ings would come in and play, even if he played an hour. Get Adam on, that’s the way it’s going to be."