Celtic are now being linked with another midfielder as they look to bolster the middle of the park during the winter transfer window. The Bhoys are crying out for another solid midfield option after failing to replace Arne Engels during the summer transfer window.
Callum McGregor and Mika Baur have been the midfield options relied upon, but while they have done a decent job, the midfield has been exposed by better midfield opposition in Europe.
The Bhoys tried to sign Gvidas Gineitis from Torino ahead of the deadline, but they would not meet the asking price and ended up going without. They are now being linked with a player we haven't seen in reports previously amid talk they could circle back for Gineitis.
Le Havre midfielder Simon Ebonog is of interest, according to TIEMPO/TDD, with LaLiga club Sevilla also being linked. The 22-year-old is a former France under-20s international and is highly thought of in Ligue 1.
In fact, Le Havre only recently handed him a new contract in a bid to keep suitors at bay, which could throw up question marks over a deal being struck in the coming months.
Neither club are expected to have formally expressed their interest at this stage, but they could be helped by the fact Le Havre are rock bottom of Ligue 1 after a rotten start to the season.
Ebonog captained the side recently and is thought of as one of their better players, but if they are going to have a chance of staying up, selling the 22-year-old may not be a good place to start.
Ebonog is a box-to-box midfielder rather than a holding midfielder. That could be a concern for Celtic, who are in desperate need of another pivot to play alongside Callum McGregor. The Bhoys already have a very competent box-to-box midfielder in Mika Baur and a good attacking midfield option in Benjamin Nygren.
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