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Celtic closing in on £4.5m signing of Manchester City midfielder Olivier Ntcham as Scott Brown sees specialist over achilles problem

Celtic are closing in on the signing of Manchester City midfielder Olivier Ntcham.

The 21-year-old has been in Glasgow for talks over the weekend and is believed to be close to finalising a deal said to be worth £4.5million.

The France Under-21 international has been on loan at Genoa for the past two seasons, where he made 37 appearances for the Serie A team.

Olivier Ntcham (left) is set to complete a move from Manchester City to Celtic
Olivier Ntcham (left) is set to complete a move from Manchester City to Celtic

Meanwhile, Celtic skipper Scott Brown is seeing a specialist over an achilles problem but he is confident he will be passed fit to face Linfield on Friday.