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title: "Celtic: Scott Burns makes big Aurelio Buta claim"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-scott-burns-makes-big-aurelio-buta-claim/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-08-05T12:05:56Z"
modified: "2021-08-05T12:05:56Z"
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# Celtic: Scott Burns makes big Aurelio Buta claim

**Celtic just need to agree on personal terms with right-back Aurelio Buta, according to [The Daily Record’s Scott Burns](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/aurelio-buta-next-celtic-transfer-24680951).**

### The Lowdown: Buta profiled

Buta is 24 years of age and has been of [interest](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1416344739536949249) to Celtic for a number of weeks now.

The Portuguese defender, who can also play [further forward](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/profil/spieler/258039), has made [109](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/leistungsdaten/spieler/258039) appearances for Royal Antwerp after joining back in [2018](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/profil/spieler/258039).

A former [Portugal Under-20 international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/profil/spieler/258039), Buta has less than [12 months](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/profil/spieler/258039) remaining on his contract and appears to be the Hoops’ next target.

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### The Latest: £3m deal agreed

According to Burns’ [report](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/aurelio-buta-next-celtic-transfer-24680951) late on Tuesday evening, Buta is next on Celtic’s transfer spree. A £3m deal has been agreed between Celtic and Royal Antwerp, who are still in talks over a transfer.

Burns adds that all is left is for the full-back to agree on personal terms ahead of a move to Glasgow.

Buta is on [£4,500-a-week](https://salarysport.com/football/belgian-pro-league/antwerp/) with his current employers, £1,000-a-week less than Celtic right-back [Anthony Ralston](https://salarysport.com/football/scottish-premiership/celtic/).

This all goes against the claims of the [media in Belgium](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-no-deal-for-aurelio-buta/), who suggest a deal is not as advanced as Burns believes.

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### The Verdict: McKay closing in on another big-money move

Dominic McKay has helped Celtic spend relatively big during his first summer as CEO, and it seems as if Buta could be his [fourth](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/transfers/verein/371) addition at £3m or over after Liel Abada, Carl Starfelt and Kyogo Furuhashi.

A new right-back is [wanted](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9850293/Celtic-considering-former-Crystal-Palace-midfielder-James-McCarthy.html) by Ange Postecoglou, and you’d hope Celtic would be willing to offer Buta, who has [experience in the Europa League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/258039), something [Ralston doesn’t](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/anthony-ralston/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/388171), a respectable Parkhead salary.

The Hoops man is valued at [£270,000](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/anthony-ralston/profil/spieler/388171), whereas Buta’s Transfermarkt valuation is [£3.15m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aurelio-buta/profil/spieler/258039), so you wouldn’t blame Buta for holding out for a Celtic salary greater than Ralston’s.

[***In other news: Loan to buy: Celtic exploring move for ‘fantastic’ ace; could be their biggest summer signing.***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-loan-to-buy-an-option-for-cameron-carter-vickers/)