Celtic in talks with two targets as Bayo nears loan exit

Neil Lennon said talks are ongoing with Steven Fletcher and Albian Ajeti.

Celtic in talks with two targets as Bayo nears loan exit — Celtic: Neil Lennon said talks are ongoing with transfer targets.

Jack Thomson

7th Aug 2020

Celtic are still working on deals for Steven Fletcher and Albian Ajeti but Vakoun Issouf Bayo is close to a loan exit.

Former Hibernian forward Fletcher, 33, is a free agent, while 23-year-old Ajeti is on the books at West Ham.

Parkhead manager Neil Lennon said talks are ongoing regarding both targets but said nothing has been tied up.

However, Bayo, who has struggled to make an impact at Celtic since joining in January of last year, should clinch a loan move to French club Toulouse.

Movement: Bayo is close to signing for Toulouse on loan. <strong>SNS Group</strong>”/></div><figcaption aria-hidden=true>Movement: Bayo is close to signing for Toulouse on loan. <strong>SNS Group</strong> <cite class=hidden></cite></figcaption></figure><p>Ahead of the Premiership trip to Kilmarnock on Sunday, Lennon was asked about interest in Fletcher.</p><p>He said: “Talks are ongoing at the minute. Nothing confirmed. We will just have to wait and see.”</p><p>On the prospect of Ajeti making the move to the champions, he said: “Ongoing talks as well.</p><figure class=wp-block-image><div class=relative><img loading=lazy decoding=async src=https://prod.news.stv.tv/wp-content/themes/stvnews/static/images/fallback.png width=1280 height=720 srcset sizes=

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