Balikwisha hands Celtic a transfer boost amid Isak Jansson blow as Royal Antwerp star posted missing
Michel-Ange Balikwisha has offered Celtic renewed transfer hope after he missed Royal Antwerp's training session.
Talks over a move that would bring the wide man to Parkhead have been ongoing as Brendan Rodgers looks to add player he has previously targeted in January.
Antwerp are currently in Austria on a pre-season training camp and Belgian outlet GVA claim that Balikwisha was one of two players not to take part in today's session along with Milo Hormeans.
The Swede skipped his team's training session this week with Celtic thought to be leading the race to sign him.
However, it now appears Jansson is on his way to Ligue 1 after Nice blew the competition away with a surprise offer.
Now the Premiership champions seem determined not to miss out again and it's hoped an agreement over Balikwisha isn't far away.
The player is in the final year of the his contract and Antwerp are keen to cash in while they can.
Discussions have been going on for some time but reports in Belgium claim that a deal to take Balikwisha to Glasgow is expected to be concluded sooner rather than later.
With Nicolas Kuhn on the verge of completing a £17.2million switch to FC Como, Rodgers is in need to reinforcements on the flanks and landing Balikwisha would at least partly make up for losing Kuhn and seeing Jansson head elsewhere.
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