Rumoured Celtic target Carl Starfelt has been spotted missing from training sessions with current side Rubin Kazan.
In a series of Instagram stories from the Russian side, the Swedish defender was nowhere to be seen, including a screenshot posted on Twitter last night.
Rubin Kazan back in training after two days off with one notable absentee – Carl Starfelt.
Celtic move perhaps edging closer. pic.twitter.com/s33sO1Cf9V
— Russian Football News (@RusFootballNews) July 8, 2021
Starfelt was linked to the Hoops last week by reliable journalist Fabrizio Romano. He has even reported that the club is confident in completing a deal as talks progress between the two sides (Read More).
Ange Postecoglou is in desperate need of options in central defence going into next season, so bringing in the 26-year old ahead of this campaigns Champions League qualifying could provide a huge boost to the former Socceroos manager.
With just a week left to submit our squad for the second round qualifier against Midtjylland, we will need to get things moving on the transfer front.
Fingers crossed, the deal is edging closer, with Starfelt appearing to miss training, and we can hear more developments around the deal in the coming days.