ARSENAL and Manchester United are interested in Celtic star Matt O’Riley, according to reports.
The midfielder has shone north of the border since joining from MK Dons in January for just £1.5million.
O’Riley, 21, helped Ange Postecoglou’s side win the Scottish Premiership title last term, and gained many admirers in the process.
According to ESPN, Arsenal and Man United are among a gaggle of clubs that could make a bid for O’Riley before Thursday’s transfer deadline.
They add that an offer between £15m and £20m could tempt the Hoops into selling.
Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are also interested in O’Riley, who has four years remaining on his Celtic contract.
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Should a team decide to go all out to sign O’Riley before the end of this month, ESPN reckon it’ll most likely be Newcastle or Leicester.
A heavy pursuit from the Toon or Foxes could push other admirers into action.
Wolfsburg and Lille have also sent scouts to watch O’Riley in action for Celtic.
He was in action today as the Bhoys thumped Dundee United 9-0 at Tannadice.
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The English-born Denmark Under-21 international laid on an assist for Jota on the stroke of half-time, before being substituted with his work done and his team leading 5-0 on 50 minutes.
Soon after joining Celtic, O’Riley received high praise from club legend Kenny Dalglish.
In his Sunday Post column, Dalglish called O’Riley a “proper player”.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
