Lorient striker Sambou Soumano has opted to affix Qarabag forward of Celtic, .
Celtic had been seeking to snap up the Senegalese with supervisor Brendan Rodgers desperate to bolster his assault on the Parkhead membership.
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Nonetheless, failure to qualify for the league part of the Champions League is about to see the Hoops miss out on Soumano.
The 24-year-old now prefers to affix the Azerbaijani membership forward of Celtic as they’re on the verge of qualifying for the elite European competitors.
The Bhoys misplaced 3-2 on penalties to Kazakhstan Premier League membership FC Kairat final night time after each legs of the Champions League play-offs ended goalless.
However, Qarabag defeated Ferencvaros 3-1 away from dwelling within the first-leg and are favourites to proceed to the league part tonight after they play the return leg in entrance of their dwelling followers.
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Soumano bagged 14 targets in Ligue 2 final time period and 12 instances in 2023-24, serving to Lorient seal promotion to Ligue 1.
Celtic might do with such a quantity 9 as Rodgers has been crying out for reinforcements within the place, however the Senegalese seems to have chosen one other membership.
Blackburn Rovers have been additionally lately , however Qarabag look to be within the driving seat having already agreed phrases with the participant and his membership.
Celtic will now have to look elsewhere for the attacking depth their supervisor is in dire want of.
Their lack of high quality attacking firepower was evident in opposition to Kairat, with Daizen Maeda lacking an excellent probability to bag what would have been an important winner within the 86th minute final night time.
The Hoops will now look to impress within the Europa League, however failure to usher in a top quality striker able to getting the job finished in opposition to European opponents might show pricey.