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Celtic are lining up bids for Messina midfielder Carmine Coppola and want-away West Brom midfielder Jason Koumas.

Cappola, who has two caps for World Cup winners Italy, could be available for around £2 million.

His agent said Celtic have been in touch with the Italian's club and the move looks set to develop during the week.

Gordon Strachan is also interested in bringing unhappy Wales midfielder Jason Koumas to Scotland.

Koumas has been on strike for the last three weeks with his club West Bromich Albion and fined repeatedly for his behaviour.

But Celtic could be ready to offer him a lifeline and a cut-price offer worth £1 million could be made for the player this week.

Meanwhile Celtic's interest in PSV striker Jan Venigoor of Hesselink looks to have died down after Poro bid £2.5 million for the player.

The big target man was hoping a move to Celtic could be arranged but the Scottish champions do not want to enter a bidding war with the Portuguese club.

Anatoly Tymoshchuk wants a move to Celtic according to his manager Mircea Lucescu - but the Shahktar Donetsk coach has slapped a £7.5 million price tag on his head.

The Ukrainian international has his mind set on a move to the Scottish champions after telling Lucescu he wants to go there rather than Feyenoord.

He said: "I have had a long talk with the player and I am sure he wants to go to Scotland.

"He said he wants to play in Britain and likes the idea of Celtic more than Feyenoord.

Celtic bid £3 million last week for Tymoshchuk which was thrown out by Donetsk.

An offer of more than double that is required if the Hoops want to land the player, according to Lucescu.

"Celtic have offered us hardly anything.

"I have promised him I will let him go because he wants to have an international career.

"But if I let him go for this kind of money then the value of all the players at my club will drop by half.

"He has 60 or 70 caps and is one of the best defensive...

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