Alistair Johnston to Celtic transfer swerved by CF Montreal president as he offers World Cup trip explainer
dailyrecord.co.ukCF Montreal president Gabriel Gervais has insisted he is not in Qatar to conduct any transfer negotiations amid Celtic 's links with Alistair Johnston.
The right-back started Canada's first World Cup appearance since 1986 and put in a battling performance against Belgium despite the narrow 1-0 loss, and following the full-time whistle in the Middle East speculation began to emerge over a potential move to the Scottish Premiership with doubts lingering over Josip Juranovic's futures.
Ahead of the tournament Ange Postecoglou admitted that the Celtic scouts would be keeping a close eye on the tournament stating there were a "couple" of players the club would be monitoring.
It appears that Johnston is among those being tracked by the Scottish champions, and speculation in Canada has ramped that Gervais and sporting director Olivier Renard are in the negotiations with clubs and scouts while in the country.
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