Celtic willing to pay Manchester City £500,000 to loan Patrick Roberts for a THIRD year
Brendan Rodgers could collide with Pep Guardiola because City boss wants Roberts on pre-season in America
CELTIC are willing to pay Manchester City £500,000 to loan Manchester City star Patrick Roberts for another season.
The England Under-20 international has been a revelation in Scotland this campaign, helping Brendan Rodgers’ side to storm to the title.
And the Hoops want to take him next year for a THIRD time, but it is not known whether he is open to the idea.
City boss Pep Guardiola wants to take Roberts on their pre-season tour of America to run his eye over the 20-year-old.
An Etihad source said: “Celtic have shown an interest in taking Patrick back again and are willing to pay a big loan fee for him.
“He has been there 18-months already and has been a star. He is very highly-rated both sides of the border.
“Pep would like to take a closer look at him to see if he is ready to play for the club on a regular basis next season though.”
Roberts started his career at Fulham where he broke into the first-team and shone, making his Premier League debut against City.
He moved to the Etihad in 2015 for £12m and is regarded as one of the club’s top prospects by Guardiola.
He has scored nine times in 43 appearances for Rodger’s men who hope to make a mark on the Champions League next season.