Celtic midfielder Arne Engels is subject to interest from English Championship side West Ham United.

The Hammers were relegated on the final day of the Premier League season, and will need to pay a fee similar to what Celtic rejected from Nottingham Forest in January, believed to be around £25million.

Belgium international Engels has entered the last two years of his deal at Parkhead, and manager Martin O’Neill confirmed this week that the club had rejected a bid some way off of their valuation for the player.

The 22-year-old joined Celtic in 2024 from Bundesliga side FC Augsburg for a then club record fee, and has since found the net 17 times in 98 games, including the equaliser in Celtic’s dramatic 3-1 title winning clash against Hearts in May.

The Hoops this week broke the existing club record fee set for Engels when they acquired long-term target Kasper Høgh from Bodo/Glimt, and have been linked with a move for SC Paderborn central midfielder Mika Baur amid the rumoured departures of Engels and Reo Hatate.