Celtic have rejected an improved offer for Arne Engels after Nottingham Forest made an early deadline day bid of £17.3m for the midfielder.
Forest made an initial bid of £14m for the Celtic star before the Hoops took on Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
The Parkhead club rejected that offer with Celtic boss Martin O’Neill joking that Engels would not be allowed to leave for anything less than £100m.
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But it seems the Premier League outfit are not giving up after Sky Sports announced Forest made an improved offer of £17.3m for the Celtic midfielder.
Arne Engels controls the ball during Celtic's Europa League loss against FC MIdtjylland
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Celtic tell Nottingham Forest Arne Engels is ‘not for sale’
Sky Sports released a breaking early morning transfer deadline day update this morning saying Forest are not giving up on Engels.
Sky Sports reported, “Celtic have rejected a bid, an improved offer of £17.3m, €20m, for Arne Engels from Nottingham Forest.
“Celtic have told Forest that he’s not for sale and that they hope that that is the end of the matter.
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“Celtic rejecting an improved bid of £17.3m.”
Celtic are clearly in no mood to sell Engels with Martin O’Neill looking to strengthen the team today, not weaken it.
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