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title: "Celtic: Hoops remain in Kyle Joseph hunt"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-04-11T13:10:05Z"
modified: "2021-04-11T13:10:05Z"
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# Celtic: Hoops remain in Kyle Joseph hunt

**Celtic remain in the hunt for Newcastle and Tottenham target Kyle Joseph, according to an exclusive report from [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-in-talks-to-beat-rangers-and-tottenham-to-joseph-signing/).**

They have been informed from a Hoops source that the club remain in dialogue with the Wigan forward ahead of a potential cut-price move, despite [reports](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9433071/Newcastle-lead-race-sign-Wigan-striker-Kyle-Joseph-amid-Celtic-interest.html) suggesting that Newcastle were leading the way to land the teenager.

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Celtic, who are [looking to lure top young talent to Parkhead](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-in-talks-to-beat-rangers-and-tottenham-to-joseph-signing/), have not given up hope of signing the 19-year-old, who is [out of contract at the DW Stadium at the end of the season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-joseph/profil/spieler/647395).

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-in-talks-to-beat-rangers-and-tottenham-to-joseph-signing/) added that both Newcastle and Spurs, along with Rangers, are also hopeful of landing Joseph on a pre-contract deal.

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### Transfer Tavern take

Former Celtic player and coach Billy Stark labelled Joseph’s goalscoring records coming through Wigan’s system as [‘excellent’](https://www.67hailhail.com/transfers/billy-stark-cant-speak-highly-enough-of-promising-celtic-kyle-joseph/), and it seems as if the youngster fits one of two Celtic transfer policies. The Hoops are thought to be looking at UK-based prospects with high upside potential who are available either on a pre-contract or for a nominal fee, per [The Athletic](https://theathletic.co.uk/2320038/2021/01/25/how-celtic-could-remodel-their-transfer-policy-post-brexit/).

Joseph fits that bracket of being an impressive UK young talent who could end up joining Celtic for just [£300,000 in a compensation fee](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-in-talks-to-beat-rangers-and-tottenham-to-joseph-signing/). He already has a [number of senior appearances and goals under his belt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-joseph/leistungsdaten/spieler/647395), as well as being a [Scotland youth international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kyle-joseph/leistungsdaten/spieler/647395).

In the long run, Joseph could prove to be a shrewd replacement for someone like Leigh Griffiths, who at the age of 30 [could end up being released by the club in the summer](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6933507/celtic-griffiths-summer-aberdeen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1617831504).

***In other news: Two clubs interested in Griffiths on** **possible** **free transfer, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-hoops-could-release-griffiths/).***