Celtic are said to be keeping tabs on a “unique” attacking player during the summer transfer window, as Brendan Rodgers looks to strengthen his forward options.
Celtic in need of Kuhn replacement
The Hoops are on the verge of losing star winger Nicolas Kuhn to Serie A side Como this summer, with the 25-year-old closing in on a move there.
While losing such a talented attacking player is clearly a setback for Celtic, ahead of the defence of their Scottish Premiership title, Rodgers has found positives to it, calling it good business for all parties.
“He’s come in and in the 18 months he’s done absolutely fantastic for us. He was aware of interest towards the end of last season and that sort of followed through. Other teams have joined in that interest over the summer and that’s why a lot of the young players come.
“It’s a wonderful, brilliant club to come to develop and improve. And you can see within a short period of time, 18 months, he’s now getting the move that he wants. He’s done brilliant for us in the 18 months and if he does end up going and signing for Como then it’s great business all round.”
It’s now a case of Celtic finding a strong replacement for Kuhn this summer, with a bid already made for Isak Jansson, and it appears they are also planning for the long haul with the pursuit of a rising young talent from Italy.
Celtic keeping tabs on Italian striker
According to a new update from SportMediaSet [via Celts Are Here], Celtic are interested in signing young Napoli striker Giuseppe Ambrosino this summer.
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The 21-year-old is seen as a strong option to bolster the Hoops’ attacking options next season, having scored five goals in Serie B on loan at Frosinone in 2024/25.
Ambrosino may still be a relatively unproven player at a high level, but his long-term ceiling is clear, having scored seven goals for Italy across three separate youth teams, as well as being hailed as “unique” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig in the past.
His agency, GG11, have facilitated around £100m worth of deals for rising talents in Italy to move to the UK in the past, representing the likes of Hamed Junior Traore to Bournemouth, Lucas Torreira to Arsenal and Tottenham duo Guglielmo Vicario and Radu Drăgușin in moves from Italian clubs.
At 21, there is so much time for Ambrosino to mature as a player, developing under the talented Rodgers, but it remains to be seen how easy it will be to get a deal over the line, even on a loan basis.
The report points out that the Italian may want to continue his development in Serie A, but the hope is that the lure of joining a huge British club is too great to ignore.
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