ANOTHER Celtic star set for Parkhead exit as move to European side a ‘done deal'
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MARCO TILIO looks set to leave Celtic as Brendan Rodgers continues his summer clear out.
The Australian joined the Hoops two years ago, and has made only two competitive appearances for Celtic.
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Tilio returned to Glasgow for pre-season, and has featured for the Hoops on a few occasions
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But the winger now looks set to join Rapid Wien of Austria
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The winger signed for the Glasgow club from Melbourne City for a fee of £1.5million.
Tilio spent most of his time back in Melbourne during his time at Celtic, rejoining City on loan for a season and a half long loan deal after failing to make an impact in his first months in Hoops.
Despite rumours of another return to Melbourne, Tilio looks set to remain in Europe, with Rapid Wien set to sign the winger.
According to Sky Sports Germany, it is a done deal.
Tilio will join up with the Austrian side on an initial loan deal, with there being an obligation to buy in the deal too.
The Aussie must make 20 competitive appearances for Rapid for the obligation to be triggered, and if he does, Celtic will pocket a fee of around £1.3million.
The hoops are guaranteed a loan fee of £346,680, meaning that if the wide man racks up 20 games in Austria, the Hoops will net a small profit on their man who only played 28 competitive minutes in green and white.
Tilio joins a long list of names heading for the Parkhead exit door.
Nicolas Kuhn, who the Hoops originally signed from Rapid, has already sealed his move to Como, meanwhile Gustaf Lagerbielke has moved to Portugal with Braga winning the race for the Swedish centre-half.
Greg Taylor and Scott Bain also departed as their contracts expired, with PAOK and Falkirk sealing deals for the Scots pair respectively, whilst Polish defender Maik Nawrocki headed to Germany on loan.
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Luis Palma has all but confirmed his departure too, with Polish side Lech Poznan being the new home for the Honduran.
Palma has already commented on the move, saying "I am very happy with the move. I'm delighted to be joining my new club and it was all done very quickly."
Tilio now looks very close to joining the list of players to move on from Celtic this summer.
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