Celtic star Matt O'Riley has tuned out talks of an immediate exit by jetting off with his teammates for their pre-season US tour.
And he’s been joined by incoming star Viljami Sinisalo from Aston Villa, who has yet to be announced by the club. Denmark star O’Riley is grabbing attention from across Europe this summer with Southampton, Juventus, Inter and Atletico Madrid also among the 23-year-old's admirers - while speculation over a potential move to Europa League winners Atalanta has ramped up in recent days.
Reports in Italy suggest the Serie A side are set to launch a second bid of €18million (£15.1million) plus bonuses of €3million (£2.5million).
Italian transfer specialist Gianluca Di Marzio as since gone a step further in claiming that O'Riley had "already agreed" to the move and would pen a five-year-contract with Atalanta should the two clubs come to an agreement on his transfer valuation.