Celtic and rivals Rangers have been linked with a January swoop for Cardiff City defender Ciaron Brown in a report from Football League World.
The Lowdown: Brown profiled
Brown, on £880-a-week, is 23 years of age and is a centre-back who can also play as a left-back.
The Northern Ireland international has made just 13 appearances for Cardiff during his three-and-a-half-year stay and has mostly plied his trade with Livingston in three separate loan spells.
He’s got 30 Scottish Premiership appearances under his belt, and it seems as if he could be a January target for Dominic McKay and Ange Postecoglou.
The Latest: Celtic interest
Football League World shared a story on Friday regarding Brown. They were informed by sources that Cardiff are looking to extend the defender’s contract in Wales with talks underway.
The report adds that both Celtic and Rangers are circling for Brown, and should he not agree on new terms, could make a pre-contract move in the winter window as he is into the final 12 months of his Bluebirds deal.
The Verdict: Avoid?
Celtic managed to bring in five defensive additions over the summer, four of which can play at centre-back.
Postecoglou also will have Christopher Jullien to call upon when he returns from injury, so the Hoops seem to be fairly well-stocked in that department.
On that basis, perhaps a potential January move for Brown could be put on the back burner and other areas such as in the centre of midfield should be more of a priority after losing three in that department and only bringing in two.
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