Celtic are ‘confident of agreeing a deal’ for Legia Warsaw’s Josip Juranovic. The 26-year-old has been Celtic’s primary target in recent weeks and Sky Sports journalist Lyall Thomas has updated fans to say that the clubs are now negotiating a deal, with the Celts confident of bringing the player to join Ange Postecoglou’s side.
Exclusive: #Celtic are now in negotiations over a deal to sign Josip Juranovic from #LegiaWarsaw and confident of agreeing a deal: https://t.co/OzHTtF6aQx
— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) August 16, 2021
The Daily Record’s Scott Burns also concurred with Thomas saying that both parties are keen on agreeing on the deal.
The club have been looking for a new right-back in recent weeks, attempting to replace Jeremie Frimpong and Hatem Abd Elhamed from January of this year. Jonjoe Kenny filled the gap in the second half of last season but Anthony Ralston has been the only available option so far under Postecoglou. Ralston has impressed but it has been clear that a quality alternative is needed with Ralston proving himself as a very capable deputy.
Juranovic started his career as a midfielder, which may stand him in good stead to play in Postecoglou’s desired IWB role. For Legia, the ten-cap Croatian Internationalist made 40 appearances as they won the Polish title. These performances lead to him being used as the first pick at Euro 2020 as Croatia finished second in the group after beating Scotland 3-1 at Hampden.
After just a year in Poland, Celtic could be set to sign the player for around £3m. It would be a decent deal and would certainly be an improvement on Ralston. Hopefully, the pursuit of a right-back will be drawing to a conclusion in the coming days, even if Juranovic cannot play in the games against AZ Alkmaar.
