Celtic transfer news latest as Gustaf Lagerbielke set to go Dutch and Kasper Schmeichel reveals Premier League snub

Heerenveen are the new favourites to sign Celtic defensive misfit Gustaf Lagerbielke after reportedly holding talks on Monday.

The Swedish stopper is free to leave Parkhead just a year after joining from Elfsborg and Belgian outfit KV Mechelen were linked. But a report in Germany claim that Dutch outfit Heerenveen have stepped up their pursuit to sign the 24-year-old, who has been capped twice for his country.

Lagerbielke was unable to make the breakthrough under Brendan Rodgers, although he did score the winner against Feyenoord in the Champions League. And, with just over week left of the transfer window, the report by Fussball Transfers said everyone involved is working hard” to take the defender to the Eredivisie. Elsewhere the defender’s fellow Scandinavian, Denmark international keeper Kasper Schmeichel, has revealed how he rejected English Premier League interest to seal his move to Celtic in the summer after leaving Anderlecht.

Speaking to Tipsbladet, he said: “It is true that there was some interest from the English Premier League, and it is always a pat on the back with interest from clubs from such a big league, but I must also be completely honest and say that it was not about clubs at all up at the top of the English table.

“In Anderlecht, I was reminded of how great it is to play for a championship, when last season we lifted the old big club from 11th place and to play for the championship until the last round of play. Such as I also tried with success in Leicester. It's just me. In a top club like Celtic, who are always chasing trophies, there is a lot at stake in each and every match, and I love the demand that every time you go on the pitch, you must only win.

“Perhaps the coolest thing has been the