Brendan Rodgers admits Celtic CAN'T replace Matt O'Riley if he leaves with just one player and if they could, they wouldn't need to consider letting him leave.
Atalanta reportedly came in with a fourth bid for the Danish international, while Southampton and Brighton are also keen to try and land him.
It's going to take a club record bid to break the Hoops' resistance, which Rodgers accepts won't all be spent on one player should a bumper cash injection flood into the Parkhead coffers.
And if they could, then they wouldn't have to consider selling O'Riley anyway. "I don't think we can replace like for like," he told BBC Scotland following a 2-0 win at Hibs. "He's had years growing into the player he is now and if he did leave, to get someone like that straight away is very, very difficult.