Brendan Rodgers swoops to sign talented teenager Moussa Dembele in transfer coup for Premiership kings Celtic
Ex-Fulham forward was out-of-contract and interesting Premier League sides Arsenal, Liverpool and Southampton
TOTTENHAM have missed out the signing of Moussa Dembele who has chosen to join Celtic.
The 19-year-old let his contract at Fulham expire at the end of last season and had a host of clubs queuing up for his signature.
The former Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid was linked with Arsenal, Liverpool, Southampton and Juventus last season but has lined up a move north to the Scottish side and is reportedly having a medical on Tuesday.
Brendan Rodgers can offer the teenager first-team football – that he wouldn’t be guaranteed at any of the Premier League’s big teams – after releasing forwards Anthony Stokes, Colin Kazim-Richards and Carlton Cole.
The forward scored 15 goals for a poor Fulham side in the Championship last season and is a France Under-20 international.
SunSport revealed earlier in June that Craven Cottage players and staff are already fearing for next season.
Slavisa Jokanovic was promised funds to rebuild his struggling squad after the west Londoners released first-team players Dan Burn, Alexander Kacaniklic, Shaun Hutchinson and Jamie O’Hara.
And there are already fears that their threadbare squad will not be replenished well enough to keep them afloat.
Dembele has rejected all offers to stay and Scotland striker Ross McCormack could move if the club get a decent offer for him.