Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos has dropped a transfer hint amid a reported battle with Celtic for ex-Dundee United player Ryan Gauld.
The attacking midfielder is a free agent after an outstanding season in Portugal’s Liga Nos with Farense. Celtic have been linked with moving for Gauld but Vancouver Whitecaps are believed to be leading the race.
Gauld has been linked with Celtic but Canada looks likely. (Photo by Paulo Nascimento/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Playing in the MLS, the former Dundee United midfielder has been offered a big-money deal worth £2 million per-year to swap continents, according to reports. Now Dos Santos has confirmed Vancouver are close to an exciting signing, which will likely be Gauld, it is thought.
He said (SAP): “There’s one we’re incredibly close to, one we’d be incredibly disappointed if it doesn’t happen.”
Gauld burst onto the scene as a teenager at Dundee United, earning himself a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon. The transfer didn’t work out as he’d hoped but Gauld has since put himself into Scotland national team contention with Farense.
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