Old Firm 'among clubs interested' in Serbia youth Bačanin
"He attracted the attention of numerous clubs with his performances for our team last season, as well as for the Serbian national team at his age. "We had calls from Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers, Ajax, Udinese and some other teams are interested. It is possible that other options will emerge and I expect the transfer to be completed in the next 10 days."Belgrade-based Čukarički finished ninth of 16 teams in the Serbian top flight last season.Defensive midfielder Bačanin made 11 starts and eight substitute appearances for his club as well as 10 for his country's under-19 side."I expect this to be another big exit transfer for Čukarički, which would cover our club's budget," Matijasevic added.
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