Celtic transfer bulletin as Mahamadou Diawara 'offer' made and Bazoumana Toure Hammarby stance set

Mahamadou Diawara has reportedly received a transfer "offer" from Celtic.

The 19-year-old Lyon midfielder made his breakthrough with the Ligue 1 outfit last year and reports in France claim that the Premiership champions have made a move to try and bring him to Parkhead. With Matt O'Riley on the verge of a record breaking switch to Brighton, Brendan Rodgers is trying to line up replacements, and may need more than one with Leicester City sniffing around Reo Hatate.

And Diaware seems to fit the profile Hoops have targeted in recent years, with plenty of time on his side to develop and the potential to offer a significant return on investment a few years down the line. His Lyon contract still has four years to run after recently signing an extension so it could take a hefty fee to persuade them to sell and they will know the Hoops have a tidy sum to play with after O'Riley's move is rubber stamped.

Meanwhile, Hammarby Sporting Director Mikael Hjelmberg has insisted that young striker Bazoumana Toure is NOT for sale. Swedish outlet Fotboll Direkt claimed Celtic had Toure watched over the summer along with Crystal Palace, Eintracht Fankrfurt and Bayer Leverkusen.

However, it appears a move for the 19-year-old won't happen this summer. Hjelmberg said: “There are only a few days left before the window closes. There is extra talk and extra activity. That’s how it usually is before the window closes

“What I can say is that we have snubbed bids for players in our attack line. It has been written about Gul, Jusef Erabi and Bazoumana Toure, and there have been bids for them that we have turned down.

“I like to avoid saying who or whom there have been concrete offers for. But offers have come and we have declined. I don’t know if