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title: "Celtic: Hoops set to miss out on Feeney"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-06-19T07:15:46Z"
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# Celtic: Hoops set to miss out on Feeney

**Aston Villa appear to have won the race for Fleetwood Town defender and reported Celtic target Josh Feeney, according to [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-josh-feeney-manchester-20844152).**

### The Lowdown: Celtic links

Feeney, [England’s Under-16 captain](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-josh-feeney-manchester-20844152), has been a man in demand in recent months.

Celtic, along with Villa, Leeds United Leicester City and Wolves were all credited with an [interest](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9554453/Leicester-Leeds-Wolves-Aston-Villa-tracking-Fleetwood-Town-teenage-starlet-Josh-Feeney.html) in the centre-back last month.

Feeney, who stands at [6 foot 3](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-feeney/profil/spieler/875929), is [yet to make a senior appearance for Fleetwood](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-feeney/leistungsdaten/spieler/875929) but appears to be on the move this summer.

[Celtic updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/celtic-updates-6/)

### The Latest: Villa visit

According to [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-josh-feeney-manchester-20844152), Villa is Feeney’s preferred destination despite being poised to move to Manchester United.

He visited Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training facility on [Thursday](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-josh-feeney-manchester-20844152) which left Feeney’s representatives impressed.

It now seems as if a move to the Midlands is on the cards ahead of an Old Trafford switch.

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### The Verdict: Could have been a Hjelde replacement?

Leeds United have been [linked](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-monitoring-celtic-youngster-leo-hjelde-as-they-plot-summer-under-23s-transfer-market-raid-3276460) with a move for Hoops teenager Leo Hjelde in recent days, so Feeney could well have been an ideal replacement for the Norwegian.

Hjelde, who has [12 months remaining on his Parkhead deal](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leo-fuhr-hjelde/profil/spieler/661208), was tipped as [‘the next Virgil van Dijk’](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56732009) by former Ross County manager John Hughes last season.

It seems as if Celtic could lose him, so adding Feeney may have been perfect – the amount of interest the Englishman has attracted suggests he too is quite the prospect.

It doesn’t look as if a move to Scotland will materialise, though, and Aston Villa may well have got themselves a future star in Feeney.

***In other news: Hoops keen on international winger, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-hoops-keen-on-alberth-elis/).***