Bournemouth eye bid for Celtic player after £65m Dominic Solanke move

Dominic Solanke recently completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur from Bournemouth for a transfer package believed to be in the region of £65 million. That is a significant figure for any player, especially a striker with just one good season of Premier League football under his belt. That just goes to show the current situation of modern football though. And it looks like the Cherries have now entered the race to sign one of Celtic's players.

Celtic have made a solid start to the season. If there is one problem they have though, it is the situation of Matt O'Riley.

The Danish international is being linked with clubs left, right and centre. It would be a surprise if he does not end up leaving Celtic by the end of this window.

As reported by The Daily Mail (via Daily Record), Bournemouth are "weighing up" a bid for O'Riley after the latest offer from Atalanta was turned down. Brighton & Hove Albion are noted to still hold an interest.

Bournemouth eye bid for Celtic player after £65m Dominic Solanke move

It is an interesting situation to be in if you are Celtic. On one hand, fans would ideally want to see O'Riley remain at the club for another season at least. On the other, so much interest in the midfielder is only increasing the transfer valuation of the player.

Let's see how things play out in the O'Riley saga over the coming weeks and months. It is expected to take a Scottish record transfer fee to convince Celtic to part ways with him.

If O'Riley were to leave, one would hope that Celtic bring in a proper replacement for him. The club have been linked with Hannibal Mejbri of Manchester United but he might be nowhere near that level right now.