Kristoffer Ajer
Brentford agree to sign Norwich City target, who has 23 international caps – report
Brentford are on the cusp of signing Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer after agreeing a club-record deal for his services, The Telegraph’s John Percy reports. The Norway international has been widely fancied to leave the Hoops in recent months, having turned down the option of signing a new contract beyond next season. Norwich City had been in regular talks for the centre-back, but the Bees have won the race to sign him for a club-record fee of around £13.5 million. Sportslens view: The Bees were promoted to the Premier League through the play-offs last season after missing out at the same stage in 2019/2020. They were the top scorers in the Championship and were also solid at the back with the fourth-best defensive record in the division. The Premier League will present them with a sti...
Norwich City make Celtic man their top priority, face competition from German giants – report
Norwich City are preparing a fresh bid for Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer but they are set to face competition from Bayer Leverkusen, Football Insider reports. The Canaries have returned to the top-flight after a solitary campaign in the second tier, and they have already shown more transfer ambition than last time around. The club were reliant on their promoted players rather than bolstering the squad in 2019, and they paid the price as they were relegated without much of a fight. They are keen to avoid the same mistake, and have already acquired new players in Milot Rashica and Angus Gunn from Werder Bremen and Southampton. The Canaries have also signed Ben Gibson and Dimitrios Giannoulis on permanent deals from Burnley and PAOK Salonika after successful loan stints. They are ...
Newcastle may have just received a massive boost in the race to sign £10m target
Celtic have rejected bids from two clubs for defender Kristoffer Ajer. According to The Athletic, the Bhoys have knocked back £10 million bids from Bayer Leverkusen and Norwich City this summer. The Norway international has made it clear to Celtic that he wants to leave the club and is unhappy with how they have handled the situation. It has been claimed that Celtic have assured him that he will be sold if they receive an ‘appropriate’ offer. Celtic want to secure a substantial fee for Ajer, but Norwich are unlikely to increase their bid for the defender. The 23-year-old will be free to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs outside Scotland in January, ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. Boost for Newcastle United The Magpies are also reportedly in the hunt to sign Ajer....
Newcastle ‘pressing ahead’ to sign 23 y/o int’l by offering £17m less than club’s valuation – Report
Newcastle United are keen to sign Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic in the summer transfer window. According to reports from the Daily Mail, the Magpies are “pressing ahead” in their bid to sign the highly-rated Celtic defender. Ajer, who was signed by Brendan Rodgers during his time at Celtic, has established himself into a quality defender and has been linked with a move to the Premier League before. The Norway international has just one year left on his current deal, and he is determined to leave the club in the summer. The report claims that Celtic value Ajer at around £25 million, but Newcastle are looking to offer only £8m, that is £17m short of the player’s valuation. It is unlikely that any potential club would be willing to meet Celtic’s asking price as Ajer could leave for free next su...
Journalist: Euro club plotting £15m bid for Celtic star also wanted by West Ham
According to Sky Sports journalist, Anthony Joseph, AC Milan are preparing a £15m bid for Celtic defender Kris Ajer this summer. He claims that the Italian club are likely to make contact with the Scottish champions next week for Ajer over a potential transfer. Ajer has attracted attention from Premier League club West Ham as well, but AC Milan have shown genuine interest in the 22-year-old. AC Milan are preparing a £15m bid for Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer, according to our colleagues at @SkySport. They understand the Italian club are due to make contact early next week. Milan have been keen on the Norwegian international this summer. — Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) September 18, 2020 Neil Lennon has made it very clear that he doesn’t want to lose his key players, but Celtic ma...
Report: Liverpool want Celtic 22-year-old this summer
Liverpool are interested in signing Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic in the summer transfer window, according to The Daily Star. It has been reported that Liverpool want to sign a central defender among other players this summer. The report has claimed that Celtic centre-back is in manager Jurgen Klopp’s sights, with the Premier League champions taking a closer look at the Norway international, who can also play as a defensive midfielder. Would Kristoffer Ajer be a good signing for Liverpool? With Dejan Lovren having left earlier this summer, Liverpool could do with a new central defender in their squad. Ajer is one of the best players in his position in the Scottish Premiership, and he has progressed a lot during his time at Celtic. The 22-year-old is still very young and is developing as a fo...
AC Milan planning talks with Celtic to sign 22-year-old star: report
AC Milan are understood to have sent an emissary to Scotland to discuss the possibility of signing Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic, Todofichajes claims. The Norwegian has established himself as a regular at the heart of the Hoops defence and his progress has caught the eye of several high-profile clubs including Real Madrid. According to Todofichajes, the Rossoneri are said to have joined the pursuit of the centre-back and they have supposedly sent an emissary to negotiate a deal with the Scottish champions. It is added that the San Siro outfit would ideally prefer to make a defensive addition on a free transfer (such as Paris Saint-Germain’s Thiago Silva) but they are tempted by the potential of Ajer. The Rossoneri currently have five central defenders in Alessio Romagnoli, Mateo Musacch...
Leicester not interested in Celtic defender
Leicester City are not interested in signing Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic. The centre-back was a key figure for Neil Lennon’s team as they won their ninth successive Scottish Premiership this season. He was linked to the Foxes after Harry Maguire went to Manchester United last summer. But Caglar Soyuncu’s great form means Leicester’s need is not as great. While Leicestershire Live reports that the club do want to sign a defender, the source claims that 22-year-old Ajer is not their primary target. The player’s agent had previously suggested he was likely to leave in the summer, but Celtic boss Lennon is not eager to lose such an important player ahead of next season. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined ...
Leicester City leading the race to sign 22-year-old Celtic star: report
Leicester City are understood to be leading the race to sign Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer this summer, a report from 90min claims. The Norway international was on the Foxes radar at the beginning of the year but a deal failed to materialise with the Hoops being reluctant to lose their centre-back at the midway stage of the season. Brendan Rodgers’ side are now said to be planning a renewed approach and they are reported to be in pole position to sign the 22-year-old this summer ahead of several high-profile clubs including Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. Ajer made the breakthrough into the Celtic first-team under Rodgers in 2017 and the Northern Irishman is credited for transforming him from a defensive midfielder into a regular centre-back. Obviously, the player’s close associ...
