Who is Daniel Podence? Celtic crave £12m Wolves pocket rocket who stands tall in race to fill Jota-sized hole

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been keen to make clear the club's signing model will remain intact this summer.

The Irishman has guarded against a notion it's set to be a free-spending era with the club sticking to their ethos which has led to arrivals from Gangwon, Melbourne City, Busan IPark, Valerenga, Legia Warsaw and soon to be Elfsborg when Gustaf Lagierbielke completes his £3m transfer to replace compatriot Carl Starfelt. But the notion Celtic won't be bold if they identify the perfect transfer target goes against their MO. Rodgers paid £9million for Odsonne Edouard first time around and was willing to spend big on Timothy Castagne and Cristiano Piccini.

And it feels, perhaps, it will take a sizeable outlay to fill the Jota-shaped hole in the final third. The former Benfica winger was brilliant in two seasons in Glasgow before landing Celtic a £25m fee from Saudi Arabia. Rodgers' first reign was sparked by the arrival of a game-changing winger in Scott Sinclair and now Daniel Podence could be next as they Premiership champions are interested in a player who appears set to leave Wolves before the close of the window with one year remaining on his current deal. Record Sport runs the rule over the 27-year-old.

Podence is a pocket rocket of a player who defies his pint-sized height of 5ft 5 to stand tall as a bonafide English Premier League winger. The diminutive attacker is strong and loves to get in about as his 5.09 defensive duels per game and 1.96 interceptions attest to. He is right-footed but plays on the left but is happy to take wingers inside and out in the search of goals. This is a modern wide man who will do the dirty work and provide a sting in the final third. He has been a key contributor to a Wolves