According to The Sun, Celtic are ready to beat English Premier League champions Manchester City to the signature of Ecuador youth international Jose Cifuentes.
The 20-year-old midfielder, who plays for America de Quito, caught the eyes of scouts at the recently-concluded Youth World Cup, with sides from Germany and Italy also keen on the £2.5 million-rated whiz kid.
The Hoops can offer him immediate first-team football, but City can’t and are looking to send him on loan to Girona first.
Cifuentes won’t also be able to secure a work permit that will allow him play in England immediately, making his path to senior team football under Pep Guardiola complicated.