Celtic-linked striker ‘agrees bumper transfer to England' with medical set to seal move
But it appears their attempts to make it a sixth will have to wait, with one of their top targets believed to be heading elsewhere.
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Celtic are reportedly set to miss out on a top target in attack
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Mathias Kvistgaarden has been on the Hoops' radar for a long time
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The Danish forward has a lot of suitors after scoring 23 goals for Brondby last season
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Mathias Kvistgaarden has been on Celtic's radar for as long as two years, with multiple links and scouting missions in that time.
The Hoops missed out on the striker as a replacement for Kyogo Furuhashi in January.
And it had looked as though they would be beaten to their target this summer, as it was reported this week that French side Lens were set to swoop.
But a new report says that Kvistgaarden is instead set for a club down south.
Danish outlet Tipsbladet say that Norwich City have reached an agreement with Brondby over the transfer.
They say that only a medical now needs to be done before the move is completed.
The Dane will not travel with the rest of the Brondby team to Austria for pre-season, instead going to England tonight to seal his deal.
Celtic were urged to sign the striker by ex-Hoops ace Thomas Gravesen, who labelled him 'the next Henrik Larsson'.
Kvistgaarden scored 23 goals in 38 games in Denmark last season, drawing interest from a number of suitors.
Benjamin Schmedes, Brondby's sporting director, had said: "It doesn't surprise me that there is great interest in him from many teams, but I can't say that he is close to being sold or that he is far from being sold either.
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"That's because it is an ongoing process and the most important thing is that we are very transparent in our dialogue with each other."
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