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David Irvine

Dembele opens up on Celtic & Rangers links as he insists he'll play alongside brother one day

Dembele opens up on Celtic & Rangers links as he insists he'll play alongside brother one day

SIRIKI DEMBELE was coy when quizzed on transfer interest from Celtic and Rangers.

The forward, 25, was linked with both Glasgow rivals previously before making a January move to Bournemouth.

Dembele had joined Peterborough back in 2018 and speculation mounted over his future in the summer and January windows.

And on deadline day in January Dembele joined Bournemouth on a three-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Now, Demebele will be playing in the English Premiership after Bournemouth clinched promotion with a second-placed finish.

However, it hasn't stopped questions on the links with Glasgow as he was asked how much he was aware of interest from Scotland.

Quizzed on links with Celtic and Rangers, Dembele said: "I don’t know about that happening or anything."

Dembele's younger brother Karamoko is still under contract at Celtic but with his deal expiring in the summer.

And the elder brother reckons he'll play alongside Karamoko in the future, but perhaps not at Bournemouth.

The attacker explained: "But playing alongside my brother, I think that will happen one day. It would be nice, it would be very good.

"But when that time comes, I think it will happen.

"But for me, right now, the most important thing was to get myself here, because I think it was the best option for me."

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