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title: "Celtic: Stephen Welsh price tag named"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/stephen-welsh-udinese-transfer-enquiry-1-7m/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2022-01-10T11:15:12Z"
modified: "2022-01-10T11:15:12Z"
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# Celtic: Stephen Welsh price tag named

**Celtic are willing to sell Stephen Welsh for just €2m (£1.7m) amid interest from Serie A outfit Udinese, according to [Messaggero Veneto](https://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/sport/2022/01/08/news/welsh-idea-scozzese-per-la-difesa-e-anche-sema-potrebbe-tornare-1.41106730).**

### The lowdown

Udinese are [looking for a replacement](https://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/sport/2022/01/08/news/welsh-idea-scozzese-per-la-difesa-e-anche-sema-potrebbe-tornare-1.41106730) after their Brazilian defender Samir joined Premier League side Watford, and they believe that the 21-year-old [Parkhead academy graduate](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stephen-welsh/profil/spieler/403568) fits the bill.

The Hoops have allowed to two youngsters to leave already this month, sending Euan Henderson and Liam Shaw [on loan](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/scottish-premiership/transfers/wettbewerb/SC1/plus/?saison_id=2021&s_w=w&leihe=1&intern=0&intern=1) to Hibernian and Motherwell respectively.

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### The latest

As per [Messaggero Veneto](https://messaggeroveneto.gelocal.it/sport/2022/01/08/news/welsh-idea-scozzese-per-la-difesa-e-anche-sema-potrebbe-tornare-1.41106730), Udinese owner Gino Pozzo has apparently been making ‘phone calls’ to the ‘Celtic headquarters’ as he looks to strike a deal for Welsh.

He has reportedly asked if there is any room for manoeuvre on Celtic’s aforementioned valuation, and that request allegedly indicates that the player ‘likes’ the potential move.

### The verdict

If these reports are accurate, then Celtic’s valuation seems surprisingly low.

First and foremost, Welsh is under contract in Glasgow for [another three-and-a-half years](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stephen-welsh/profil/spieler/403568). He has also become an increasingly important member of Ange Postecoglou’s squad this term, making [19 appearances overall](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stephen-welsh/leistungsdaten/spieler/403568) and starting Celtic’s last two Premiership games and their last three European ties.

His potential to develop even further is quite evident, too – he has [amassed six caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stephen-welsh/leistungsdaten/spieler/403568) for Scotland at under-21 level, while Celtic youth coach [Martin Miller](https://theathletic.com/2825542/2021/10/03/the-rise-of-stephen-welsh-at-celtic-i-never-had-to-tell-him-to-focus-he-was-that-determined-to-improve/) has hailed the ‘fan favourite’ as ‘phenomenal’.

It feels like selling Welsh for £1.7m – [barely putting him in the club’s top 30 sales](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/rekordabgaenge/verein/371) – could backfire horrendously.

**In other news, [Celtic are close to sealing their next transfer](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-close-to-riley-mcgree-deal/)**