Celtic have stepped up their search for Nicolas Kuhn by getting a spot for the German winger.
SunSport revealed on January 2 that the Rapid Vienna star, valued at £2. 5 million, was among the most sensible on Brendan Rodgers’ wish list in the January move window.
The clubs are still negotiating the main endpoints of the transfer, but it has cleared an administrative hurdle.
Rodgers is keen to bolster his attack and former Ajax and Bayern Munich prospect Kuhn is his main target.
Rapid paid him £500,000 18 months ago and demanded at least 4 times that sum.
Kuhn, who can also play as a striker, began his childhood career at RB Leipzig before signing for Ajax and then Bayern.
The German U20 team joined Rapid in 2022 and were inspired by the Austrian Bundesliga.
Kuhn has three goals and seven assists in 22 appearances for Rapid this season and has a key man.
A left-footed winger in the mould of Patrick Roberts, he prefers to play off the right.
Wyscout knowledge and studies recently named him one of the 12 most sensible “luck generators” in world football.
An international in all of Germany’s youth careers, he was hailed as a child prodigy as clubs battled for his signature.
Ajax signed him for £1. 8 million years ago, but he failed to make it into the first team.
Bayern brought him back to Germany in 2020, but he himself featured in B-team matches before joining Rapid 18 months ago.
Kuhn is under contract there until 2026, but the prospect of a move to Celtic is likely to be attractive.
Meanwhile, fringe men Gustaf Lagerbielke and Rocco Vata are the latest to make the move to Italy with Lecce and Bologna respectively.
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