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title: "Celtic: Eddie Howe to target Steve Cook as key Hoops signing"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-eddie-howe-to-target-steve-cook-as-key-hoops-signing/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-04-04T12:20:52Z"
modified: "2021-04-04T12:20:52Z"
---

# Celtic: Eddie Howe to target Steve Cook as key Hoops signing

**Eddie Howe [looks set to become Celtic’s new manager](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6912200/eddie-howe-agrees-in-principle-celtic-job/) and already has his sights set on Bournemouth defender Steve Cook as a key Hoops signing.**

That’s according to [The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6916199/celtic-boss-howe-target-bournemouth-cook-summer-transfer/), who claimed that the 29-year-old could find it hard to turn down a potential reunion with Howe at Celtic Park over the coming months.

### Cook to Celtic on a free transfer?

The centre-back, valued at £6.3m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/steve-cook/profil/spieler/90836), is [out of contract in the summer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/steve-cook/profil/spieler/90836) and so could make the move to Glasgow on a free transfer.

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According to the [report](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6916199/celtic-boss-howe-target-bournemouth-cook-summer-transfer/), Cook could even be seen by Howe as Celtic’s next captain, with current skipper Scott Brown [set to join Aberdeen](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55258684) in the summer.

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### Transfer Tavern take

Cook is on [£45,000 per week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/afc-bournemouth/steve-cook-22677/), the same wage as [Josh King](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/everton-fc/payroll/), who has also been [tipped](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-howe-tipped-to-make-king-move-for-hoops/) to reunite with Howe at Parkhead.

In our view, the defender could prove to be an excellent addition on a free transfer if it materialises, taking all things into consideration.

He has made more than [150](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/steve-cook/leistungsdaten/spieler/90836) appearances in the Premier League, knows how Howe works and could provide fierce competition to the likes of Kristoffer Ajer, Christopher Jullien and Stephen Welsh.

***In other news: Celtic knock back offer for 26 y/o after Friday development, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-hoops-knock-back-barkas-offer/).***