No formal Marseille offer for Moussa

CELTIC are believed to have received no formal offer for striker Moussa Dembele as the clock ticks on the transfer window. And the Parkhead club are also considering a loan move for Manchester City’s Douglas Luiz.

The Brazilian midfielder was denied a work permit earlier this month by the Home Office much to the frustration of the Premier League side. Luiz was signed from Vasco da Gama last year for a fee of £12m but was then loaned out to Girona.

The Spanish side are keen

on taking Luiz back again this term while Benfica and Celtic have also been credited with an interest in the 20-year-old.

Marseilles have watched Dembele in his last two Celtic outings with reports in France suggesting the player would be keen on talking to the League 1 side.

The French side have been frustrated in the current window after losing out on Simone Zaza and Mario Balotelli.

Dembele is believed to have moved up on Marseilles’ list as the French side scramble to get more players in.

Celtic, though, are keen on supplementing their own squad ahead of Friday’s deadline.

The Parkhead side have been linked with a loan move for Leicester defender Filip Benkovic who joined the Premier League side in a £13m move from Dinamo Zagreb just a fortnight ago. The 21-year-old defender is expected to make his debut for the club this evening in the Carabao Cup against Fleetwood. Whether Leicester would be prepared to allow him to leave on loan remains to be seen.

The Parkhead side have also scouted French under-21 internationalist Harold Moukoudi, who is available for around £5m.

The defender is currently at Le Havre but is expected to leave the club before the end of the window with a number of clubs keeping tabs on the player.

Celtic are keen to add another defender before the closure of the window with Jozo Simunovic the latest player to be added to the injury list at the club.

It is understood that there has been no bid placed for Dedryck Boyata.