Celtic 'table' £5m bid for defender as ex-Rangers target 'due medical' with EFL League One side
The latest Celtic and Rangers transfer rumours for Tuesday.
With just days left until the transfer window slams shut, we’ve taken a look at the latest rumours doing the rounds while they still can. Clubs have until Friday to finalise their last minute deals or they’ll need to wait until January to revisit any missed opportunities. Here’s a run through of the latest links for both Celtic and Rangers.
Celtic ‘table £5m offer’ for defender
Celtic have ‘tabled a £5 million offer’ for Sheffield United defender Auston Trusty as they look to bolster their backline before the window closes. According to the Daily Record, the Hoops are ‘pushing’ to make a move happen in time but the EFL Championship outfit are ‘reluctant to sell’ the US international.
Celtic have pocketed a club record fee for the sale of midfield sensation Matt O’Riley and they’re looking to inject some that back into the squad. They are looking for several names right now, including Augsburg’s Arne Engels and Gustav Isaksen of Lazio. Now, Trusty has become another of their main focuses and Brendan Rodgers is eager to pair up Trusty with his compatriot Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Ex-Rangers target set to join EFL League One side
Rangers had been pursuing a move for Scotland international Lyndon Dykes earlier this window but it looks like he is now set for a new chapter elsewhere. According to The Athletic, Queens Park Rangers ‘have accepted’ a £1 million offer from Birmingham City for the Australian international, whose medical is imminent.
If it all comes to fruition, the towering 28-year-old frontman will sign a three-year deal with the English League One outfit, having found himself out of favour at Loftus Road. Dykes has recently returned from an injury and he found himself left out of Martí Cifuentes’ latest squad to face Plymouth Argyle last weekend.
If he signs for Chris Davies’ Blues, he will become their 14th new recruit of the summer window and will add serious firepower to their promotion bid. Dykes will link up with current Gers defender Ben Davies, who signed on loan until the end of the season over the weekend.
Championship side Millwall were also understood to be exploring a deal after reignitering their interest in Dykes, having previously been linked with him earlier this year.