Mateusz Bogusz has told Celtic his non negotiable as LAFC star risks transfer deadline deja vu
Mateusz Bogusz appears to have already made it clear to Celtic what it will require to take him from LAFC this summer.
Record Sport understands that the Scottish Premiership champions still have an offer on the table for Bogusz - but they are under the valuation set by the Major League Soccer side as they ramp up their late summer recruitment drive. Talks remain ongoing between the two parties as Celtic look to add the Pole - who today earned his first senior international call-up - and Augsburg's Arne Engels to the midfield engine room before the window closes to fill the void left by Matt O'Riley following his record-breaking move to Brighton.
And earlier this summer, the versatile attacker admitted that he took the gamble of moving Stateside after an injury-hampered spell at Leeds United and loan spells in the Spanish lower leagues to earn game time. The 23-year-old said: "This season I have been playing a lot.
"Of course I am very happy about that, but that is why I came here. I didn’t come here to be a sub or a bench player. I came here to help the team, to score goals, make assists.
"I have been playing at number nine [centre forward], but my natural position is attacking midfielder. It doesn’t matter, though. I’m just happy to be playing the game that I fell in love with as a boy in Ruda Śląska. "
A guarantee of game time in Scotland could be key in sealing a move to Glasgow's east end - but he doesn't appear to be against to swapping the MLS for a move to Europe having stated that a switch to an unnamed Premier League side fell apart in January. He told Meczyki in April when asked about a switch to England: "I will only say that there was not enough time for the transfer. We will see what happens in the