In an appearance on the House of Champions podcast, Fabrizio Romano has claimed former Tottenham Hotspur defender Cameron Carter-Vickers has been catching the eye of Premier League clubs and the Celtic star could be targeted in the summer.
Carter-Vickers came through the youth system at Tottenham but never quite made the cut in the first team.
The USA international made just five appearances for Spurs during his time with the club (Transfermarkt), having spent the majority of his career on loan at various other clubs.
It is in Scotland where the 25-year-old finally found his permanent home, after a successful loan spell with Celtic turned into an official transfer last summer.
Carter-Vickers joined the Scottish giants on a four-year deal (Sky Sports) and has become an integral part of their back line.
The imposing centre-half has been earning plaudits all year for Celtic, and now, it sounds like a Premier League return could be on the cards.
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Romano said: “For Carter-Vickers I think it’s going to be an important summer. I am told some Premier League clubs are already exploring this possibility.
“Of course, he already knows Premier League football so he could be a possibility in the summer.
“But, Celtic will try their best to keep their players. Then, at some point, they will have to sell but I think they are well-equipped in this process.
“They have to find a replacement before they sell the player.
On the likelihood of a move coming to fruition, Romano claimed: “I think it’s not going to be easy at all [to keep hold of him] because Premier League clubs are always there, and centre-backs are always wanted in the transfer market.
“But I am sure they will fight to keep him.”
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With the way Carter-Vickers is performing for Celtic, it can only be a matter of time before he ends up in the Premier League again.
I don’t think he was ever going to be good enough for Tottenham to be fair, but there’s no reason why he can’t flourish with a mid-table Premier League side.
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