Lyndon Dykes lands surprise Celtic transfer endorsement as Brendan Rodgers told striker would be 'really interested'

Kenny Miller has declared that Lyndon Dykes would be "really interested" in a move to Celtic this month - IF Brendan Rodgers came calling.

The Scotland star has played a key role in helping Steve Clarke's side reach Euro 2024 and will almost certainly have booked his spot on the plane to Germany this summer - but he has faced a tough season with his club Queens Park Rangers. The London outfit face a scrap for survival in the English Championship and sit five points from safety in the relegation zone.

Dykes has managed just fives goals for the strugglers so far this season - and that has sparked a pitch that Celtic could make a move to take the striker north of the border to challenge Kyogo Furuhashi for a starting spot. A caller to Clyde 1 Superscoreboard floated the potential deal, and Rangers hero Miller - who managed Dykes during his brief tenure as boss at Livingston - surprisingly offered his backing for the deal.

Miller said: "I think when you talk plan B, Brendan Rodgers want to play a certain brand of football. They will train it and they will work it - because plan B often means ‘why don’t you throw the big guy up front?’, but that’s not how they play.

"Lyndon Dykes for instance, he is completely different to Kyogo. He brings a kind of signing that (Giorgos) Giakoumakis provided them with, maybe a more physical option who came into his own - and scored a lot of goals for Celtic as well. I think Lyndon - if that was a move that was an opportunity for him - he would be really interested in. To compete with Kyogo."