Fabrizio Romano’s Friday night Juranovic transfer update
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Quarter Final - Croatia v Brazil - Education City Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 9, 2022 Croatia's Josip Juranovic in action with Brazil's Neymar REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Union Berlin are reported to be in talks with Celtic to sign Josip Juranovic.
The defender has been the subject of intense speculation since impressing at the World Cup Finals which brought links to Chelsea and Manchester United.
Those reports failed to firm up with Italian strugglers Monza the most recent club linked with the defender until Fabrizio Romano tweeted tonight:
Excl: Croatia international right back Josip Juranovi? close to joining Union Berlin from Celtic, talks very advanced between clubs and player side. ??? #transfers
Negotiations are at final stages — here we go expected soon. pic.twitter.com/azT7NYziwL
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2023
Almost as soon as Canada’s interest in the World Cup was over Celtic signed Alistair Johnston who has appeared in three of the four matches played since the transfer window opened.
Celtic only paid £2.5m to sign Juranovic from Legia Warsaw in August 2021 with the Polish side likely to be on a cut of any profit.
Tony Ralston alternated with Juranovic for much of last season but it was the Croatian who started all six of Celtic’s Champions League matches.