Earlier today, we covered claims from Italy that Celtic’s Matt O’Riley has already said yes to Atalanta. It was also stated Brendan Rodgers’ side have received a third bid of €17m and intermediary Blash Hosseini is working to close the gap between the two clubs.
Monday’s edition of Corriere dello Sport claims the Serie A side have made a ‘sprint’ to try and sign the midfielder this summer.
It’s claimed the club have offered €18m to Celtic, which is €1m more that what was reported earlier, and even this hasn’t convinced the Bhoys.
It’s claimed Celtic ‘want an extra effort’ from La Dea to sanction the 23-year-old’s sale. In other words, the Scottish Premiership champions want Gian Piero Gasperini’s side to raise their bid for the midfielder.
Corriere state the Europa League winners will continue holding talks with Celtic, with the aim of trying to further reduce the gap between supply and demand.
The newspaper makes no mention of the fee needed to convince Brendan Rodgers’ side, while earlier claims have said they want €25-27m including bonuses to let the Denmark international leave in this window.
