American journalist Larry Henry Jr has proved himself to be reliable and well-informed from the early days of Celtic’s interest in signing Cameron Carter-Vickers from Tottenham. The deal eventually went through at the 11th hour of last summer’s transfer window with Celtic and the player agreeing to a one year loan deal with an option to buy at an agreed fee at the end of this season.
That fee is the same as Celtic had agreed to pay last summer (£6m) but there was simply no time to agree a permanent deal ahead of the window closing so the loan deal suited all parties at the time. Now the risk for Celtic is that the players does well then decides to play his football elsewhere, perhaps for more money. But there’s a try before you buy benefit for the club and there have been too many signings overt the years where such an option would have come in handy after a disappointing debut season!
Today Larry Henry Jr writing on sbisoccer.com reports that a his source has told him that Celtic are now in advanced talks to complete the Cameron Carter Vickers transfer on a permanent basis.
The latest report, from a very reliable source, reads as follows:
Cameron Carter-Vickers has enjoyed a standout season on loan with Scottish Premiership side Celtic this season and could be earning himself a permanent move to Glasgow in the coming weeks.
Celtic is in advanced talks to acquire Carter-Vickers on a permanent deal from Tottenham, a source close to the player confirmed to SBI. English clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, and Watford have all expressed interest in the American defender, but Celtic continues to push to retain Carter-Vickers long-term.
Tottenham’s valuation remains at £6 million for Carter-Vickers and could rise as high as £10 million with add-ons.
Cameron Carter-Vickers celebrates with teammate Matt O’Riley (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
The 24-year-old has been a major hit in Ange Postecoglou’s side this season, totaling 39 combined appearances for Celtic across all competitions. Carter-Vickers appeared in five of Celtic’s six group stages matches in the UEFA Europa League earlier this season and has already helped the Hoops win the Scottish League Cup in December.
In Premiership action, Carter-Vickers has contributed four goals, a career-high for a single season. Celtic has continued to hang onto first place in the league table over rivals (the)Rangers, leading its Old Firm (sic) rivals by six points with five matches left to play.
Carter-Vickers was previously linked with a transfer from Tottenham last fall, as Bournemouth, Newcastle United, and Fulham all shown interest in the U.S. men’s national team centerback. In total, Carter-Vickers has appeared in 181 first team matches over his career, being loaned out to seven different clubs by Tottenham.
The English-born defender has earned eight caps for the USMNT to date with his last appearance coming in June of 2019. Carter-Vickers was linked with a possible return to USMNT action ahead of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, but was not called in by head coach Gregg Berhalter.
Celtic is in advanced talks to acquire Cameron Carter-Vickers on a permanent deal, a source close to the player confirmed to SBI. #USMNT https://t.co/xX59ivCc26
— SBI Soccer (@SBISoccer) April 22, 2022
