Celtic considering £3m transfer swoop for Dutch defender
The Scottish champions are in the market for defensive reinforcements after sending Maik Nawrocki out on loan to German side Hanover 96.
Gustaf Lagerbielke is on the cusp of completing to a move to Sporting Braga, while Stephen Welsh is expected to return to Belgium after spending the second half of last season at KV Mechelen.
Japanese defender Hayato Inamura completed a permanent move last week, but could go straight back out on loan.
Assessed by Celtic scouts 25-year-old de Haas has attracted interest from a number of European sides after a strong season in Portugal with Famalicao
A former youth prospect with AZ Alkmaar and PSV, the six-foot-four pivot moved on loan to Dinamo Zagreb before a permanent switch to NK Lokomotiva.
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