Celtic ‘in the stands to watch' Dutch-based sharp shooter who's available for FREE but there's major competition
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FORMER Brighton star turned Dutch TV pundit Hans Kraay has confirmed that Celtic were watching Telstar top scorer Youssef El Kachati this week.
But he reckons the Hoops will have to battle it out with Hannover and Schalke to land the hitman, who has played for Morocco Under 23s.
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Telstar forward Youssef El Kachati plays during against Den Bosch
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Former Sparta Rotterdam ace El Kachati netted his 19th goal of the season in Telstar's play-off win against Den Bosch on Friday night.
And Kraay - who also played for NAC Breda and De Graafschap and went on to become a manager before moving into TV punditry - underlined how much competition Celtic would have to face to sign the player.
He said: "Celtic were in the stands to watch Youssef El Kachati.
"I know that for sure.
"He has been in contact with Hannover and he has been in contact with Schalke too.
"He has a lot of interest from other clubs too, including ones in the Eredivisie.
"He can take his pick at the end of the season.
"I think he wants to go abroad."
The Parkhead men seem likely to sanction major squad changes yet again as Brendan Rodgers aims to fend off a likely enhanced challenge from across the city at Rangers.
While Rodgers is well served up front with the likes of Adam Idah and standout Daizen Maeda, the club went down the Dutch route as they snapped up Georgios Giakoumakis and they could do so again.
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There's been speculation over the likes of Reo Hatate and Arne Engels as potential big money departures - while Greg Taylor has yet to agree a new deal.
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