Tymoshchuk wants Celtic move

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 midfield players in the world.

"So how is it possible that I can accept losing my captain for four million euros?

"The price is 10 million Euros minimum."