Outgoing Christopher Jullien is about to be put by way of a rigorous medical test by Schalke as he appears to carry an injury-hampered spell at Celtic to an finish.
The Frenchman has beforehand said he has been match since January after spending 13 months on the sidelines with cruciate ligament harm, however that didn't persuade Ange Postecoglou to offer him recreation time throughout the Scottish Premiership run-in. Carl Starfelt and Cameron Carter-Vickers have been the first-choice centre-back pairing beneath the Australian with the £7m defender taking part in simply 16 minutes of soccer final season throughout a Scottish Cup cameo within the rout of Raith Rovers.
With one yr left on the 29-year-old's contract – although there are studies the Glasgow giants have triggered an extra 12 months – he appears set to name time on his Parkhead profession with a transfer to the Bundesliga on the playing cards. Document Sport revealed earlier the French centre-back was heading to Germany to open negotiations with Schalke forward of a mortgage change with an choice to purchase.
BILD report that a thorough test is underway in Germany, with the Celtic man present process an “athletic examination” which is impartial of an precise medical test. That is extra thorough than a conventional medical with Schalke eager to verify the participant is in control.
If the deal does recover from the road, including to the centre-back place will turn out to be a prime precedence for Postecoglou with Starfelt, Carter-Vickers and Stephen Welsh at the moment his solely choices. In keeping with studies in Italy, Malick Thiaw might be leaving Schalke to hitch Celtic when a deal is rubber stamped.
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