Tottenham Hotspur are set to make a £60million bid for Crystal Palace and England international defender Marc Guehi, according to reports.
The 22-year-old enjoyed a stunning campaign for Palace and as a result he has been rewarded with an international call from Gareth Southgate.
Guehi would help to strengthen the Tottenham defence, which has become a key focus for Ange Postecoglou who took over as manager last week.
CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs claims the asking price for the defender could become a stumbling block, but an offer could still come from Spurs in the coming weeks.
£60million is being touted as the possible fee that Spurs could lodge if they pursue with their transfer interest.
Guehi has three years remaining on his current deal at Selhurst Park, so Palace are in no rush to sell one of their star men.
The defender could feature for England over the current international break with matches against Malta and Macedonia to come.
Meanwhile, Celtic appear close to securing the services of Brendan Rodgers for a second time after pushing the boat out to bring their former manager back as Postecoglou’s successor.
The Hoops have been on the hunt for a new boss since the Australian sealed his move to Spurs last Tuesday.
After being linked with Manchester City assistant Enzo Maresca, Bodo/Glimt boss Kjetil Knutsen and West Ham manager David Moyes, among others, the Celtic board have now homed in on Rodgers, with whom they met in Majorca last weekend to initiate discussions.
The Northern Irishman left Celtic to take over at Leicester almost four and a half years ago, but he now appears set for a return to the club at which he won all seven domestic trophies available to him while laying the foundations for a remarkable quadruple-treble that was completed by his successor Neil Lennon.
Rodgers – who has also been linked with the Leeds vacancy – was barely backable with bookmakers to become the next Celtic manager on Wednesday, available at just 1/14 with Sky Bet at 6pm, amid suggestions that talks are firmly at the “advanced” stage.
