Oliver Antman to Rangers transfer hampered by Celtic as Jakob Breum stance made clear by agent
Go Ahead Eagles' CEO Jan Willem van Dop had declared that the club will only sell one of Oliver Antman and Jakob Breum this summer.
It comes with both Rangers showing interesting in Finnish international Antman - while Celtic have seen bids turned down for Dane Breum already this summer.
A fee of around £5million has been reported for Antman after he netted seven goals and an impressive 17 assists to help fire his club to Dutch Cup glory last term.
The Eagles are reported to be expecting an offer from the Scottish Premiership side for the 23-year-old.
And when speaking to De Oosttribune, Van Dop insisted the club would not sell both of their key men.
Asked about interest from the Glasgow giants in Breum and Antman, he responded: "Those are the guys who are in the spotlight. I think one of them will ultimately leave."
The comments come after Breum's agent has told the Dutch club his client wants to join Celtic this summer.
But the Scottish champions have been warned they must stump up the cash to sign the 21-year-old.
The Hoops are in need of reinforcements on the flanks after Nicolas Kuhn joined Como in a £17.2million deal - while Jota is sidelined until next year.
Van Dop insists the club won't sell on the cheap - having already knocked back a more substantial bid from FC Twente: "There was a question (from FC Twente), and that was about Jakob Breum. That's negotiable, but only if the price is right.
"And we couldn't reach an agreement on that. What I did find positive was that his thoughts were certainly higher than the official offer Celtic ever made.
"I've told Celtic that we won't be accepting their offer. I spoke to Breum's agent on the phone Monday morning, and he hopes he'll go that route.
"We're certainly not the most difficult club, but it has to be a good fit.
"And if we can't reach a financial agreement, we also have the right to say: well, it's not going to happen."
Asked if the club had set an asking price in the region of £5.1million, he cryptically added: "We've set a ceiling."
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