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title: "Celtic: Ange Postecoglou gives go-ahead to Mario Vuskovic deal"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-06-27T20:05:35Z"
modified: "2021-06-27T20:05:35Z"
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# Celtic: Ange Postecoglou gives go-ahead to Mario Vuskovic deal

**Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has given the Hoops the green light over a deal for Hadjuk Split defender Mario Vuskovic, according to [The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7315070/celtic-transfer-boost-mario-vuskovic-hajduk-split/).**

### The Lowdown: Postecoglou needs signings

Postecoglou admitted in his first press conference that there is some [urgency regarding additions to a couple of positions](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57612877), and you’d think one of those would be at centre-back.

Kristoffer Ajer has [made it clear](https://twitter.com/arilasos/status/1400733868735488001) that he wants to leave the club and Christopher Jullien is [currently out injured](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-injury-update-neil-lennon-23530956), possibly leaving Postecoglou with just Stephen Welsh as the club’s [only available natural centre-back](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/kader/verein/371/saison_id/2020).

Celtic have [less than a month](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57612877) before their Champions League qualifier against FC Midtjylland, and it appears as if a move for Vuskovic is starting to gather pace.

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### The Latest: Vuskovic latest

[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/7315070/celtic-transfer-boost-mario-vuskovic-hajduk-split/) believe that Celtic have been handed a huge boost in their pursuit of the 19-year-old. They claimed that the Hoops have blown Serie A club Torino out of the water when to comes to contract proposals.

Celtic are ready to offer Vuskovic a four-year deal worth £12,000 per week, wages which would see him pocket £2.5m through to 2025.

Postecoglou has given Dominic McKay the green light to proceed with a deal for the youngster, so it seems as if the centre-back could be the 55-year-old’s first major signing as Hoops manager.

[Celtic updates](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/celtic-updates-7/)

### The Verdict: A significant first addition

Should Vuskovic end up becoming Postecoglou’s first Parkhead addition, it could well turn out to be a brilliant one in the long run. He is highly regarded after being included in [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2018/oct/11/next-generation-2018-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football)’s 60 next-generation talents three years ago.

Vuskovic’s market value has also [rocketed by £5m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mario-vuskovic/marktwertverlauf/spieler/432757) in the space of 12 months, and it appears as if Celtic are desperate to get him in as soon as possible with the lure of a bigger pay packet than both [David Turnbull and Ryan Christie](https://footballleaguefc.com/celtic-fc-player-wages/).

Postecoglou could well end up solving Celtic’s centre-back issues with Vuskovic, who you’d expect will only get better during the duration of his potential four-year deal with the Hoops.

***In other news: Report claims ‘unbelievable’ Celtic ace ‘will not return’ under Postecoglou as news emerges, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-olivier-ntcham-will-not-return-to-parkhead/).***