Jakob Breum Celtic transfer latest amid hard-line £5m stance
However, a report in the Daily Record now states that £5m - but no less - would see Breum head to Celtic Park.
They say this is because the Dutch side owe his former club Odense a huge 25 percent sell-on fee.
The same report goes on to state that if Celtic were to wait until next summer for the Denmark Under-21 international, then the price tag would be closer to £2m.
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This is more in line with the offers the Scottish Premiership champions have already had rejected for Breum.
The Hoops have had three approaches rejected, with their top bid of around £1.5m immediately knocked back.
It's said that Celtic are reluctant to meet Go Ahead around the £5m mark.
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