Amido Balde: Portuguese striker arrives for Celtic talks
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Vitoria Guimaraes striker Amido Balde has arrived in Glasgow to hold signing talks with Celtic.
Tommy Langley, a friend accompanying the 22-year-old, said: "There are quite a few clubs interested in Amido.
"But, at the end of the day, he's here and we're trying to get the deal done at Celtic. That's the first priority."
Balde still has a year remaining of his contract, but it would appear that a fee has been agreed between Celtic and the Portuguese top-flight club.
Reports suggest Crystal Palace have also expressed an interest after their promotion to England's top flight.
But the player's agent and uncle, Catio Balde, told BBC Scotland there were no plans to talk to the London club.
And Langley said the former Portugal Under-20 international was "a happy boy" to be meeting with Celtic.
"They are a fantastic football club," said the former Chelsea and Crystal Palace striker. "They are in the Champions League and a great sounding board for players to come and play top-class football.
"But we'll see where it goes from here. He's got a couple of things to sort out."
Asked what qualities Balde had, Langley replied: "He's a big strong lad, athletic, great touch and he's a boy that can only get better."
Celtic manager Neil Lennon also lauded the striker when he admitted last week that Balde was among his summer targets.
"He is a player we have scouted and looks the type we would like," he said.
"But, whether we can get a deal done or not, I don't know. We are just looking to strengthen that area.

"Balde is a big striker and has the physical attributes we are looking for, but he is interesting other clubs."
The 6ft 4in striker born in Guinea-Bissau scored nine goals in 27 games this season as Vitoria finished ninth in their domestic league.
He signed a two-year contract with Vitoria last summer following his release by Sporting Lisbon.
While with Sporting, Balde had loan spells with Santa Clara in the Portuguese second tier, Badajoz in the Spanish Third Division and Cercle Brugge in Belgium's top flight.
Lennon, who also admitted an interest in Wolves striker Kevin Doyle, has been bracing himself for summer interest in top scorer Gary Hooper, who was the subject of a failed bid from Norwich in January.
The Englishman and Republic of Ireland striker Anthony Stokes have both stalled on signing contract extensions.
Suggestions of an interest in Dundee United striker Johnny Russell have yet to lead to a formal bid and the former Scotland Under-21 international is to have a medical at Derby County after a fee was agreed with the Championship club.
Lennon has already found himself gazumped by a Premier League club this summer, with Aston Villa agreeing a deal to sign midfield target Aleksandar Tonev from Lech Poznan.
Meanwhile, Sunderland's former Rangers central defender Carlos Cuellar said on Twitter that a rumour circulating that he had signed for Celtic "isn't true".
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Probably the greatest bargain in football history......Henrik Larsson 900k he then went on to Barca+Manu
Before people start jumpin up and down screaming what a load of bull ,it's about players who were bought not come thru the ranks!
Does your moniker suggest you're a Newcastle fan? IF you ARE, then please hang your head in shame because there's a prime example of a laughingly called 'sleeping giant' whose fans are short changed year in, year out, by a succession of duff teams and clueless managers.
And that's in spite of having a filthy rich owner and getting zillions in TV rights every season.
You’re a fool.
You finish your post with ‘Get your facts right’ …. And your actual post is based on incorrect facts and logic!
How could you be scouting Brendan before he joined Swansea (July 2010) to replace Kenny ……. When Kenny hadn’t even been appointed Liverpool manger till Jan 2011.
Get YOUR facts right.
Oh,and no the Old Firm doesn't exist anymore.
Loving the vibe and goings on around the club at the moment. Neil Lennon is doing a fantastic job and im a proud to be a Celtic fan!
Good luck to this guy! hope he gets a good run to prove himself!!
Journey man at 22??? Get real and give the lad a chance. When have you seen this guy play Youtube by any chance? The only place that can make a bad player look good and a good player look bad. The guy is young and ok he hasn't been prolific so far lets give him a chance before branding him a journey man at 22 years of age typical of our fans bad mouthing everything the club does.
Makes me laugh when the rest of Scottish football play the Big Bad Old Firm card. Its not that when the rest of the chairman of the clubs are charing excessive prices to the fans, or selling out 3 sides of their ground to fill it on the last day of the season. You blame the old firm at every turn maybe you should look at your own teams and how they are run before always blaming the Old Firm
Ok, point taken regarding Kayal. Ive never been a huge fan but I know others who are. I think Izzys case is different. Hes shown glimpses of his best this year, defensively dodgy but going forward hes a good weapon.
Go and ask your parents if you can log off now and get back to your studies. It looks like both grammar and history need further work!
stupid little name with immature sexual context .... how old are you, 15 ? Still find that stuff funny?
And then the more sinister bigoted bile. Scotland's shame.