Celtic can sign a £52 million former Man Utd and Real Madrid are merely transfer targets.
After being linked to the midfield player last summer, Celtic now have the chance to reunite with their old boss and sign the former Real Madrid and Manchester United target for free.
This summer, Wilfred Ndidi, a free agent from Nigeria, will become available to Celtic, giving them the opportunity to pursue their long-standing interest in the former Leicester midfielder.
Due to his exceptional Premier League performances for the Foxes, Ndidi was once being linked to some of the biggest clubs in Europe. Leicester was thought to have valued him at £52 million back in 2021.
The midfield player left the team when his contract expired, seeking new pastures following a season in which he won the league title in the Championship.
Ndidi may choose to rejoin his former manager in Glasgow; the Nigerian has drawn interest from the team since Brendan Rodgers returned to Celtic last summer.
Ndidi joined Leicester in 2017 after leaving Belgian team Genk, and during his four years as a player, he won the FA Cup while playing for the current Celtic manager.
“He’s obviously a player that’s got the good athletic ability and works very hard,” Rodgers said of Ndidi in an interview with the Leicester Mercury when he first joined the team following his first stint as Celtic’s manager.
Now back with the Bhoys, Rodgers now has the opportunity to reunite with his old enforcer, who was the subject of plenty of interest during his years at Leicester under the Northern Irishman.
Although the Nigerian was playing in the Premier League, Manchester United had long-standing interest in signing him. As recently as 2023, reports suggested that Real Madrid may target the midfield player as holding cover.
While there’s no denying that Ndidi would be a coup for the Scottish champions, the move might actually be imminent given the valuable rapport he forged with Rodgers.
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Manchester United had a long-standing interest in signing the Nigerian midfielder when he was playing in the Premier League, and reports as late as 2023 suggested that Real Madrid may target the player as holding cover.
Ndidi would undoubtedly be a coup for the Scottish champions, but given the valuable rapport he forged with Rodgers, it’s possible that the transfer is imminent.
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