Celtic interested in signing Stephan Ambrosius from Hamburger SV
According to BILD via Inside Futbol (h/t Burnley Express), Scottish champions Celtic have entered the race to sign Hamburger SV defender Stephan Ambrosius in January.
The 21-year-old Ambrosius started out at the academy of St. Pauli before switching to the Hamburger SV youth setup in 2012.
The young centre-half grew through the ranks before making his senior breakthrough in 2018. However, he had largely been involved in the reserve team since, going on to make 52 appearances.
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Ambrosius has enjoyed an extended run in the first-team for Hamburger in the ongoing campaign, featuring in six games for the club in the 2. Bundesliga. (h/t Transfermarkt)
The 21-year-old is set to be out of contract at the end of the season. And Celtic have been alerted to the possibility of signing him on a cut-price deal in the January transfer window or on a free transfer in the summer. (h/t Burnley Express)
However, the Hoops are not alone in their pursuit of the German U-21 international. Premier League side Leeds United are also looking at the possibility of signing Ambrosius. (h/t Burnley Express)
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Hamburger, though, are hoping to extend the young centre-back’s stay and have held discussions with him over the possibility of a new contract. They remain hopeful of tying him down to a new contract before the January transfer window opens. (h/t Leeds Live)
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It will be interesting to see if Celtic do launch a move for the 21-year-old Ambrosius in January or wait until the summer to snap him up for no transfer fee. However, that could prove to be a risky move, with Leeds lurking as well.