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title: "Celtic: Kristoffer Ajer to be offered new £25,000-a-week deal by the club"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
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published: "2019-11-08T18:30:13Z"
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# Celtic: Kristoffer Ajer to be offered new £25,000-a-week deal by the club

**Having seen three players sign new contracts with the club recently, Celtic are hopeful that one of their main defenders will soon follow suit.**

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-in-talks-over-ajer-deal/) reported that the Hoops are set to give Kristoffer Ajer a new deal worth £25,000 per week in an effort to convince him to stay at Parkhead.

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-in-talks-over-ajer-deal/), discussions between the player and club have commenced, with Celtic hoping that terms can be agreed before the January transfer window begins.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Celtic are in the midst of convincing several first team squad members to commit their future to the club, having seen [James Forrest](https://www.celticfc.net/news/17015), [Scott Bain](https://www.celticfc.net/news/17022) and [Callum McGregor](https://www.celticfc.net/news/17046) all signing new deals in recent days.

Now they have their sights set on Ajer, who is currently contracted to the club until 2022 after signing a four-year deal in May 2018, as per [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44110323).

The 21-year-old defender has attracted interest from clubs around Europe over the last few months, with [Tuttomercatoweb](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/milan/) claiming \[[via Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/kris-ajer-wanted-ac-milan-18815717)\] that AC Milan had targeted him during the summer.

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Just this week, the [Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/brendan-rodgers-transfer-moves-celtic-20807323) reported that Leicester were considering a £20m bid for the Norway international, who worked under Foxes manager [Brendan Rodgers](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kristoffer-ajer/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/328658) at Celtic.

Ajer has been a firm favourite of Neil Lennon, starting all but two games this season and being ever-present in their Europa League group stage campaign. \[[via TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kristoffer-ajer/leistungsdaten/spieler/328658)\]

He delivered another strong performance in last night’s win over Lazio, [winning six aerial duels and two tackles \[via WhoScored\]](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1427247/LiveStatistics/Europe-UEFA-Europa-League-2019-2020-Lazio-Celtic), with a few reporters commending his display in Rome.

[The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4928857/celtic-player-ratings-lazio-rome-europa-league/)‘s David Friel said that a “terrific tackle” denied Lazio a second goal and that he played a “huge role” in the win, while Ryan Brown of [Read Celtic](https://readceltic.com/2019/11/07/celtic-player-ratings-lazio-a/) felt that it was his “best game in a while as he dealt with everything pretty comfortably”.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

Ajer’s impressive display against Lazio last night illustrated why he is a near-constant presence in Lennon’s line-up, whether that’s at [centre-back or the right-hand side of defence](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kristoffer-ajer/leistungsdaten/spieler/328658).

Having seen several of his team-mates commit their futures to the club, and with Celtic progressing in Europe by showing that they can beat teams from [one of the continent’s top leagues](https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2020) away from home, the Norwegian may feel that the Hoops are on an upward curve and therefore decide to stick around and be a part of it instead of being tempted away by foreign suitors.

***Celtic fans, are you confident that Ajer will commit his future to the club if he is offered a new deal? Share your views in the comments section below!***