Celtic reach agreement over Gvidas Gineitis deal – journalist
Gvidas Gineitis has reportedly agreed to sign a four-year contract at Celtic ahead of a late move from Torino.
Reports on Wednesday have claimed that the 22-year-old midfielder has agreed on personal terms with the Hoops as they look to complete the transfer before the transfer window closes on Thursday in Scotland.
On top of this, there have been further positive talks between Celtic and Torino as they look to reach an agreement.
The Italian club is asking the Hoops to raise the fixed portion of their £7million plus add-ons bid.
Negotiations are also underway for any potential future resale of the midfielder.
Celtic are keen to get the deal completed on Wednesday ahead of the UEFA registration deadline for their upcoming Europa League campaign.
Gvidas Gineitis would be significant coup for Celtic
After a tough few weeks for Celtic, the signing of Gineitis would no doubt lift the mood around the Old Firm club.
The Lithuania international has been a bit hit in Serie A and has already picked up an assist so far this campaign.
With Celtic in desperate need of bringing in quality players, Gineitis could help add some much-needed defensive steel back to Martin O'Neill's squad.
This could prove to be vital in the Europa League, with the LASK defeat exposing just how poor the backline is in Europe.
However, it remains to be seen if Giacomo Morandin’s report develops further and Celtic are able to get a deal over the line for the midfielder.
When do Celtic have to submit their squad lists for Europe?
UEFA’s squad registration for the league phases of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League is on Wednesday at 11pm.
As a result, if Celtic want any of their new signings to play in the Europa League this season, they will have to complete them all before this deadline.
If not, they will not be registered, and the club will have to wait until January until they can fix this.
As a result, all of Celtic’s potential business is likely to be completed on Wednesday due to this deadline.
This is despite the Scottish transfer window being open until Thursday, with Hearts also facing the same issue ahead of the Conference League campaign.