Trabzonspor want Celtic left-back Greg Taylor to replace former Rangers star Borna Barisic.
The Parkhead defender is out of contract this summer and is now free to speak to potential suitors. Turkish Super Lig outfit Trabzonspor are the latest club to register their interest. Mail Sport can reveal that Spanish outfit Espanyol and English Championship teams Hull City and QPR are also keen on the 27-year-old.
It’s understood that IF he leaves Celtic in January or the summer, he’d prefer to play in Europe. But as Mail Sport revealed last week, his preference is still to stay at Celtic. The Scotland star is happy in Glasgow and enjoys working with gaffer Brendan Rodgers. Taylor is currently in negotiations with the club over a new deal but they’ve yet to reach an agreement.
Celtic’s pursuit of Arsenal ace and former hero Kieran Tierney has impacted discussions. MailSport understands that reports of Taylor wanting around £25,000-a-week to stay at Parkhead are wide of the mark. But the left-back isn’t short of offers from elsewhere. Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb are still in the hunt for his signature. And now Trabzonspor are also at the table, as they look to replace Barisic, who has failed to establish himself as a regular starter in Turkey.
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