Neil Lennon Reveals Conversation He Held With AC Milan Target Kristoffer Ajer

It has been well documented that Kristoffer Ajer is on AC Milan’s radar at the moment. The Italian club’s technical director, Paolo Maldini, even confirmed this fact earlier in the week, but also said that other names were on their list of targets and no active talks were taking place with Celtic or the player.

Neil Lennon backed those comments up by telling the Daily Record that there has been no offers made for Ajer and that Celtic have no intention of selling the Norwegian. In addition, the Celtic manager revealed that he has held talks with the young central defender and has no concerns over his commitment to the club.

The Celtic boss told the Daily Record: “He’s (Ajer) very focused. He’ll start tomorrow, he’s looking forward to the game. You can’t control speculation – there’s been no concrete offers, no confirmation of anything and we don’t want to sell him.

“He’s in a good place mentally, I spoke to him on it yesterday. I’m there as support for him, sometimes it can be a very distracting situation he finds himself in. He’s getting all the support he can from myself, my backroom team and obviously his team-mates.”

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Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.

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