Bogusz salary demands, Beck bargain floated and £3m battle to 'poach' star - Celtic transfer state of play

Celtic appear to already know what they will have to pay Mateusz Bogusz if they can agree a deal with Los Angeles FC for the star.

Record Sport understands that the Scottish Premiership champions have been told they will have to spend big to meet the Major League Soccer sides' £8m valuation of the Polish star. The 23-year-old has netted 17 times this season and talks are expected to ramp up following LAFC's League Cup final clash with Columbus Crew on Sunday with Matt O'Riley on the brink of a mega-money move to Brighton.

And with Brendan Rodgers' openly admitting the club need recruits - with Augsburg's Arne Engels also on the agenda - MLS accounts have revealed how much Celtic will have to pay out for the versatile attacker on a weekly basis. He earns a base salary of $675,000 (£511,000) annually with LAFC which breaks down as £9800 per week.

Left-back remains a priority as the boss looks to provide competition for Greg Taylor. Liverpool's Owen Beck remains on the agenda and was missing from Premier League 2 action against Leicester City - with could signal the former Dundee loanee is on the move soon.

Andy Walker reckons a lowball deal could present good business - amid reports that the Premier League side are asking for a fee in the region of £2m for a player with 12 months left on his contract. The former Celtic star told Go Radio: “It would just be another option, and then it remains to be seen.

"I don’t think you can ever tell about a player when they’re signed for a small fee and they come in and they play alongside much better players than they’re used to. But, given the way that Celtic have made money over the last number of years, you would expect them to take an extra step and get that proven quality