Celtic transfer clock is ticking on hot prospect as ghost of missed target hovers – Chris Sutton

It's difficult to judge a player when they are up against the international equivalent of the Dog and Duck pub team.

Lennon Miller produced an impressive performance on his fist Scotland start against Liechtenstein – but it wasn’t anything we didn’t already know.

Everyone is well aware of how good a player he is and it was clear he was levels above the opposition the other night.

And it’s also now obvious Celtic are going to have to get their skates on if they want to sign him.

The clock is ticking – and the fee is rising. It’s going to continue to rise by the week by the looks of it, and the longer it goes on, the more danger there is they will miss out.

Fans will be fearing the ghost of John McGinn is hovering over the club again.

No one will forget the fallout when they missed out on the midfielder when he was at Hibs and he ended up at Aston Villa.

Brendan Rodgers wasn’t happy at the time, especially when the cost was relatively low.

McGinn was a top player back then but in fairness, I don’t think many would have predicted he’d go on to captain Villa and lead them to the Champions League.

But he’ll always be the one that got away – and it could be the same with Miller.

The circumstances are different with these players though and times have changed.

McGinn was a bit older while Miller is not even 19 years-old yet. And I also suspect this time it will be down to whether Rodgers can see a role and a path for him at Parkhead.

He certainly fits the bill when it comes to the profile of player Celtic go for and the club’s model.

Miller is already established but he’s got bags of potential and development to come.

Motherwell know it as well and they are right to hold out for top money. It’s up to Celtic to meet their