Celtic make offer to in-demand hitman as EPL duo join 10-club tussle for forward
Celtic are ‘pushing’ to tie down one of their most highly-rated academy graduates to a new contract as they look to fend off interest from the English Premier League and beyond.
Talented 18-year-old striker Daniel Cummings is courting interest from several clubs across Europe, with a report from transfer guru Fabrizio Romano claiming English Premier League duo Brighton and West Ham United have joined a 10-club race for the teenager after his prolific season for Celtic’s B team. The Scottish youth international has scored 24 goals in all competitions, but finds himself out of contract at the end of the season and he is able to agree a pre-contract deal with clubs outside of Scotland.
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Hide AdCummings was on the bench in the 4-1 weekend win over Ross County in the Scottish Premiership, but is yet to make his senior debut for the club despite his goal scoring exploits for the club’s B team. Reports last month claimed that the club were yet to discuss a new deal with the forward, but that now appears to have changed according to Romano, who wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) account that the Scottish champions were ‘pushing for him to stay and sign new deal.’


While Celtic would be owed a a compensation fee should he depart the club in the summer, they would ideally like to keep him at Celtic Park. However, they could find themselves involved in an 11-club battle for his signature, with Cummings already linked to Fulham, Wolves and Ipswich Town, while EFL Championship promotion hopefuls Sunderland and Burnley have also shown interest in the free-scoring Scotland under-19 international. Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph revealed Champions League sides Bologna, Club Brugge and RB Salzburg were also considering a potential transfer last month.
It appeared the player was in limbo over his Celtic Park career last month, when head coach Brendan Rodgers said: “In terms of Daniel’s output, his goals in his games, he’s done very well. But there are a lot of factors I consider when bringing in a young player. Ability is the first thing I look at, but your attitude and application are just as important.” However, it now appears the club have decided to offer the player a new deal in order to keep him in Glasgow beyond this season.
The Scottish champions have already saw talented youngsters Rocco Vata and Daniel Kelly depart the club this season in order to complete moves to the EFL Championship with Watford and Millwall respectively, and will aim to stop Cummings from making a similar switch in the coming months.
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