On-loan Celtic winger Marco Tilio has revealed that there has been 'a little bit of chat' over a potential permanent exit from the club.
The 23-year-old joined the Parkhead side in the summer of 2023, just as Brendan Rodgers returned.
Tilio struggled to initially settle into life in Glasgow's east end, registering just two first-team appearances in his first few months in green and white.
He resultantly departed on loan to his old club, Melbourne City, where, of late, he has found some form.
Tilio has scored two goals in his last four games and was handed a surprising recall to the Australian national team after over a year out of the fold.
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Although he is due back at Parkhead this summer, the attacker revealed there have been discussions over his long-term future and a potential stay at Melbourne: "There has been a little bit of chat but nothing concrete or anything yet," he said (Record).
"It's still early on, I've got about three months to go and I've only just started coming back into the team. I'm sure in the next couple of months the conversations will start to ramp up and I guess we'll see where it goes from there."
Rodgers already has a wealth of options in the wide areas, such as Nicolas Kuhn, Jota, Daizen Maeda, Yang Hyun-jun and James Forrest.
It remains to be seen whether Tilio could become a viable pick for the Celtic boss over time.
