Transfer windows and the weeks leading up to them are always full of stories about potential signings and also those who might leave. Celtic fans come across plenty of those rumours and there are signs right now of a rumour we are almost certain to see come to fruition in the future. Perhaps not too far off either.
Players with a possible connection to the club, however remote, seem to go towards the top of the rumour mill. So when the son of a past Parkhead hero starts to flourish in his football career, it is only a matter of time before transfer rumours crop up.
That could well be the case for the son of former Celtic forward, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Let's just use both the players' first names here given the length of that extraordinary and historic surname.
Jan played for the club from 2006 to 2009. Among the many great goals he scored, the injury-time winner against Rangers in April 2008 and the winner a month later away to Dundee United are perhaps the most significant. They both had a direct impact on securing the league title that season. Naturally, he is remembered fondly.
Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink looks likely to be linked with Celtic at some point
Now it's the turn of his son Lucas to find his name in the headlines. In March this year, he signed a new deal with FC Twente signalling a future step up to the first-team squad.
This weekend Lucas made that step with his debut for Twente as a substitute against Willem II. It’s around 30 years since his father made his debut for the same Dutch side. At some stage surely that father-son connection and Celtic will come into play as a possible transfer rumour, as it did for Jordan Larsson and Sydney van Hooijdonk.
Lucas, at just 18 years of age, is a tall centre forward with a goal-scoring habit. That sounds familiar. He scored 32 times in 51 appearances for Twente at the U18 level. A pretty impressive return. If he keeps that up he’ll no doubt attract interest from many clubs. Hopefully if Celtic becomes interested in the future, his father will put in a good word.