Red Star: Celts can have Sav for £1.5m
summer, then I will go. It won’t be up to me.”
Red Star want £1.5 million for the ex-Serbia Under-21 stopper, who impressed during this season’s Europa League, where he was the mainstay of a defence which only conceded three goals in the six group stage matches.
Meanwhile, Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon has given manager Brendan Rodgers a boost after revealing that he has returned to training following a knee injury.
The Scotland internationalist, who racked up his 50th cap for his country in the November friendly against The Netherlands, was ruled out for up to 12 weeks after damaging a medial ligament in a collision with former Hoops team-mate Efe Ambrose during the January 27 victory over Hibs.
But the 35-year-old, who was sidelined for two years due to a problem with his other knee prior to joining Celtic in summer 2014, posted an update on social media less than six weeks into his rehabilitation.
Alongside a picture of his football boots and gloves, Gordon said: “It’s been a while, loved having these back on today.”
Although Gordon is still likely to be several weeks away from a return to action, the player’s progress will be welcomed by Rodgers and the Hoops supporters.
Stand-in keeper Dorus De Vries came in for criticism during Celtic’s costly 3-0 Europa League defeat to Zenit St Petersburg after he failed to keep out Daler Kuzyaev’s shot from distance, while Scott Bain, brought in from Dundee as back-up in the January transfer window, has yet to feature for the Parkhead side.