Celtic are closing in on a £3m deal to sign Ajax striker Derk Boerrigter.
Neil Lennon has stepped up his transfer activity following the departure of Gary Hooper to Norwich City and has been monitoring Boerrigter for some time.
The 26-year-old has struggled to win a regular place in the Ajax side due to a frustrating back injury following his transfer from RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2011.
Boerrigter is keen on a move to get his career back on track and is expected in Glasgow tomorrow to complete a medical ahead of signing for Celtic.
It’s unlikely that he would be thrown straight into the side to face Elfsborg on Wednesday but could win a place on the bench.
Boerrigter impressed Ajax as a goal scoring left winger but is expected to be given a more central role at Celtic.
Even before Hooper left for Norwich Lennon was looking to bring in a striker to compete with Anthony Stokes, Amido Balde and Tony Watt for two striking places.
Holland and Belgium are two countries well scouted by Celtic with Virgil van Dijk signed last month from Groningen with the sale of former Beerschot midfielder Victor Wanyama to Southampton providing Lennon with transfer funds.
Speaking on Friday the Celtic boss said: “We’ll definitely try for one or two strikers. We’re working away at that, though it’s easier said than done. We’re allowed to bring in one before Wednesday. I’m hopeful it’ll be done over the weekend.
“If we can get him here, see how he is in training, then I’d imagine he’d be in the squad. The one we’re looking at hasn’t been mentioned.”
It now seems certain that the unmentioned striker that Lennon had in mind is Boerrigter.
Ps. Henke wasn’t getting a game in Rhotterdam and Lubo seemed to just appear from nowhere.
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