Pundit claims who'll win race for Celtic ace amid Aston Villa and Tottenham interest as 'sources' tell all

A pundit has claimed who he’s been told will be most likely to sign an impressive Celtic star this summer.

The Hoops have had a rocky season but it could yet end in a double amid a pursuit of the Premiership title glory with their Scottish Cup final ticket punched. One player who has been key to this is Benjamin Nygren, as while overall performances have perhaps been questioned, nobody can argue with 20 goals and eight assists from midfield.

That has sparked links to Aston Villa, Tottenham and a host of other clubs for the PFA Scotland Team of the Year midfielder. Ex Aston Villa, Aberdeen and Everton CEO Keith Wyness is now a consultant advising elite clubs and claims that he’s been told that it’s La Liga side Valencia who look the most likeliest.

Who could Benjamin Nygren sign for this summer?

Wyness told the Inside Track Podcast: “Spurs is a name that’s been cropping up and of course that will depend on where they’re going to go. Even if they went to the Championship, Nygren could still be on Championship wages and probably earning more than he is at Celtic. I wouldn’t rule that one out either way.

“There’s been talk of Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Brighton. But in my opinion, from my sources I’ve spoken to, Valencia is the one where I think he may end up. That’s the gossip I’ve been hearing. The Premier League may be a little bit of a stretch for him. In Spain, I think he’d do better, and he’s better placed with his style in La Liga.”

Celtic defeated Falkirk at the weekend to go second in the Premiership and remain three points off leaders Hearts. Prior to that, they had got the better of St Mirren 6-2 on Scottish Cup semi-final duty after extra time, and Nygren spoke of that competition helping fuel his reasons for why he moved to Celtic.

What does Benjamin Nygren want to achieve at Celtic?

He said: “I feel very good! I’m very happy to get the win, and that we managed to get into the final, in the end. It was a very strange game, especially now when I think of it afterwards. We started the game really well and really put a lot of pressure on them.

“The first goal, it’s amazing pressing from Daizen. Then we lost a little bit of the intensity in the end of the first half, and again with the second half. I thought we would win it in normal time, but then they scored before the end. Then I don’t know what happened! We scored four goals so fast and that killed the game in extra-time.

‘It was an amazing atmosphere when we scored the goals, but I’m so happy that we made it.’ I’m enjoying it a lot here. I just try to stay in the moment and enjoy it as much as possible. In the end, I came here to win trophies, so that is the goal.”

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