Celtic are hoping to sign Pedro Chirivella after the Liverpool midfielder turned down a £3.5 million switch to Rosenborg.
The Spaniard had looked set to move to Norway after the Reds agreed an initial £2.4m deal last week, including £1.1m in add-ons, but after discussions with the Eliteserien side the 21-year-old opted against the transfer.
Now Celtic have emerged as leading contenders to sign the former Valencia trainee. Brendan Rodgers, the Scottish champions’ boss, gave Chirivella his professional debut for Liverpool in a Europa League tie at Bordeaux in September 2015, and is keen to be reunited with him up in Glasgow.