A Celtic transfer target has reportedly been given the green light to leave his current club.
Michel-Ange Balikwisha has been linked with a move to Celtic, with suggestions he could move to the Scottish Premiership champions resurfacing amid the opening of the January window.
The Royal Antwerp winger was heavily linked with a move to Celtic Park last summer.
An injury put paid to any potential deal being done, though.
Brendan Rodgers is believed to want more competition for Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn in the wider areas.
And with 18 months left on his current contract, it seems Antwerp are ready to sell Balikwisha.
It's reported by Gazet van Antwerpen that the Belgian side want to bring in around £5m to offload the attacker.
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This will allow their sporting director, Marc Overmars, to reinvest the money in other areas of the squad.
The report states that Antwerp are 'prepared to cooperate' in order to allow for Balikwisha's departure this month.
It's noted that both Celtic and Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes have shown 'concrete interest'.
It remains to be seen if Celtic will be tempted into buying in this market, with the January window notoriously difficult to find good value for money.
