Vinicius Souza to Celtic latest as Hoops 'won't wait much longer' for midfielder wanted by 20 clubs

Celtic are not prepared to sit idle and wait for Vinicius Souza to pick them as his new club, according to fresh reports.

The midfielder has been embroiled in plenty of early summer transfer window speculation and Celtic are amongst those most strongly linked to the Lommel defensive midfielder. He spent last season out on loan at fellow Belgian club KV Mechelen but is now back with the City Group-owned side. His future isn't likely to be there though, with Real Betis, Galatasaray and Schalke just some of those interested.

That list of clubs will soon read like an essay as according to Sky Sports, around a staggering 20 clubs have registered their interest in Souza. Celtic have already made five permanent signings this summer in Benjamin Siegrist, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Daizen Maeda, Alexandro Bernabei and Jota, with patience to capture a sixth not going to be afforded to the enforcer.

It's claimed that boss Ange Postecoglou's club 'won't wait for much longer' on him but the player and agent want all their options assessed.

The Australian is eyeing up around two more fresh faces before they call quits on their summer recruitment drive.

Their next friendly is on Saturday against Rapid Wien after a 7-0 victory in their first over Wiener Viktoria on Wednesday.