Anthony Joseph has virtually written off the chances of Jordan Larsson moving to Celtic.
The striker is available as a free agent after terminating his contract with Spartak Moscow but for a variety of reasons signing for the club where his Dad is celebrated and revered isn’t likely to happen.
With Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis effectively competing for one position the prospects for a third striker seeing much playing time are slim while Larsson can expect a very generous financial package as a free agent at the age of 25.
Late on Monday night Joseph tweeted:
UPDATE: It’s looking increasingly unlikely that Celtic will offer a contract to forward Jordan Larsson. His reps made contact with the Hoops – as well as a number of clubs, including Nottingham Forest. Larsson weighing up options with interest from England, Germany & Italy.
On July 8 he had tweeted:
The reps of striker Jordan Larsson have been in contact with a number of clubs across Europe, including Celtic & Nottingham Forest. He’s a free agent after his contract was terminated at Spartak Moscow. Understood to be plenty of interest from EPL, Bundesliga & Serie A clubs.
Joseph works for Sky Sports News.
Ange Postecoglou is still looking to add two or three players to his squad but from the speculation it seems that he is more likely to be looking for a defensive midfielder and central defender.
Daizen Maeda and Liel Abada could be played as a striker if Kyogo and Giakoumakis are unavailable.
With seven weeks left in the transfer window things can always change but with clubs back training and starting to play friendlies Larsson and his agent will be looking to get a new club and contract quickly sorted out.
CLICK HERE for Larsson’s Transfermarkt profile.