Neil Lennon says Man Utd star 'wouldn't get in Celtic team' amid transfer links

Celtic are keeping tabs connected Manchester United's Christian Eriksen up of a imaginable determination but an ex-player has formed uncertainty implicit whether the Dane would warrant a commencement successful Scotland

Neil Lennon has claimed Christian Eriksen "wouldn't get successful to Celtic's team" arsenic he's linked with a determination to Scotland.

The Manchester United midfielder whitethorn question a determination distant from Old Trafford to guarantee helium gets accordant minutes, particularly with Ruben Amorim looking to bring a much aggravated style. Brendan Rodgers is keeping tabs connected the concern and is considering a determination for the Danish playmaker.

His Celtic outfit are again apical of the heap successful Scotland but they privation to statesman making much of an interaction successful Europe. They're weighing up their options successful the marketplace with Eriksen connected their shortlist. Lennon though isn't convinced the ex-Tottenham antheral would warrant a commencement astatine Parkhead.

Already the Glasgow broadside person the likes of Callum McGregor and Paulo Bernardo astatine their disposal - some of whom are prime operators. The ex-Celtic brag besides believes the wages Eriksen would privation could besides beryllium problematic for the club.

Lennon told BoyleSports : "With the endowment Celtic person astatine their disposal astatine the moment, I’m not definite that Christian Eriksen would get into the team. He is simply a classy subordinate and ever has been, but I’m not definite who helium would travel successful to replace. You’d person to see the wages he’d privation arsenic well. I can’t spot it happening and I’m not definite it would suit the nine astatine the moment."

Celtic are looking to onshore yet different Scottish rubric success, but are inactive successful the hunt for the Champions League knockouts. They person 8 points from their 5 games - much than the likes of Real Madrid - and the caller league format could spot them progress.

Eriksen was linked with a Manchester United exit successful the summertime and is by nary means a guaranteed starter. Amorim's caller strategy is apt to spot definite players benefit, but the Dane remains down the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and adjacent Casemiro.

Lennon has besides claimed that, during his 2nd stint successful complaint of Celtic, the Scottish nine were successful the hunt for Ivan Toney erstwhile helium was astatine Peterborough. His clip successful League One enactment him connected the radar of respective clubs and the striker ended up moving to Brentford, wherever helium scored 72 goals successful 141 appearances.

He said: "The 1 that got distant astatine Celtic was Ivan Toney, unluckily helium ended up going to Brentford. We had a batch of discussions and adjacent had him astatine the grooming ground, we were precise adjacent to getting him but it wasn’t meant to be. He’d person torn up the part and you tin spot that by looking astatine what helium has gone connected to do."

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