Three days ago, Celtic sacked Wilfried Nancy and appointed Martin O’Neill as their manager until the end of this season.

Nancy’s exit had put Celtic’s move Hajduk Split’s Niko Sigur. The Croatian media reported this on Wednesday and also explained the operation is back on track. In fact, they stated he’s a step away from moving to Celtic Park.

Thursday’s edition of 24 Sata covers the latest on Celtic’s pursuit of the 22-year-old, who can operate as a right-back and a midfielder.

Celtic have close ties with SA33, an agency that manage the Canada international. The newspaper points out the Bhoys have done signed several represented by that agency in recent years.

Therefore, the Scottish club’s interest in the right-back isn’t surprising. His move to Celtic was close, but it’s ‘now on hold’ because of the managerial changes. It needs to be seen whether O’Neill will give the green light for this operation.

Sigur’s exit will leave Hajduk Split with Luka Hodak as the only right-back in the squad. If the former were to join Celtic, they’ll have to bring in a replacement.

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