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Exclusive: Celtic Set Sights on Tawanda Maswanhise if Kasper Høgh Joins Norwich City
Celtic eye Tawanda Maswanhise as alternative if they miss out on Kasper Høgh. Norwich City leads the race for Høgh with an improved bid. Motherwell's in-form striker is back-up option, with a £5m price tag. Celtic and Rangers are set for a late transfer tussle for the talented Zimbabwean.
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Celtic will turn their attention to Tawanda Maswanhise if they fail to land top target Kasper Høgh, SportsBoom can exclusively reveal.
The Hoops are battling it out with Championship Norwich City to sign Bodø/Glimt sensation Høgh this window.
Norwich are desperate to get a striker through the door with wantaway star Josh Sargent eager to move back to America.
Our sources understand the Canaries have tabled an improved £7million bid for the Danish hitman, who continues to impress in the Norwegian league and the Champions League.
Our sources have been told the Scottish champions are looking towards back-up options as the end of the window looms large.
And in-form Motherwell man Maswanhise is back in serious contention if the Hoops lose out in the race for Høgh.
Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers have both been monitoring the Zimbabwean striker’s progress this season.
The talented 23-year-old has netted in four straight games since returning from leading the line for his country at the African Cup of Nations.
Although the club are reluctant to sell this window, it is believed a fee in the region of £5million would be enough to force Motherwell to part with the league’s joint top scorer.
Late Tussle
Celtic are desperate to bolster their firepower as they chase a fifth straight league title.
Rangers’ bosses are backing boss Danny Röhl heading into the final days of the window and the country’s two biggest clubs could one again go toe-to-toe for one of the league’s standout talents.
Maswanhise started his footballing life in the UK when he joined the Leicester City academy at the age of nine.
He went on to make one FA Cup appearances for the Foxes before being released.
Motherwell took a punt on the player, who had trials at multiple clubs, and initially signed him on a short-term deal before tying him down to a further two-year contract, with the option of a further year, in the summer.
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