Two Edinburgh born footballers are the subject of big money bids during the January transfer window.
Celtic have had a second bid for Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Leigh Griffiths rejected although talks are ongoing.
Last night the Wolves manager Kenny Jackett said: There was more dialogue on Tuesday but it was above me. I was concentrating on the game but I do know they came back in with perhaps another bid.
“The chairman and chief executive handle that side of it and it will be a valuation for someone who is 23, a goal scorer and a full international.”
“Celtic are very interested and their manager is giving him high praise. Leigh has stated publicly he has children in Scotland and that is a big factor.”
Across the city, Rangers have rejected an official bid from Nottingham Forest for former Hearts’ left-back Lee Wallace.
Billy Davies reportedly made the £900,000 bid for the 26-year-old Scotland cap on Friday, but Rangers are thought to be holding out for a seven-figure sum thought to be in the region of £1.4m.
The Ibrox club’s chief executive, Graham Wallace, recently asked players to consider a 15% wage cut as he looks to drastically cut costs.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
