QPR are leading the chase for Celtic’s Republic of Ireland prospect Bosun Lawal.
The Championship side want to do a deal with the Hoops, who are taking Lawal back after his loan spell at Fleetwood Town.
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Portsmouth are also keen on a loan for the midfielder, who impressed in League One this season.
Newly-promoted Derby County are also watching developments after the 20-year-old’s standout displays.
Brendan Rodgers is set to give Lawal a chance to impress in pre-season this summer.
But another loan deal is still a possibility if Celtic feel he would benefit from more experience.
Meanwhile, Celtic midfielder Tomoki Iwata insists he doesn’t fear the Premiership title pressure — after edging a close race during his time in Japan.
He said: “Experiencing that pressure with Yokohama in 2022 is definitely helping me here at Celtic because it’s similar.
“We still have some games left here this season but I don’t feel nervous or not confident enough going into it.
“We have our own style of play at Celtic and as long as we prepare properly to play our own way, we’ll be ready to get the results we want in the title race.
“That season, 2022, I felt a different type of pressure to what I was used to because we were going for the title. As the games got less and less in the season — and the pressure built — we couldn’t play the way we wanted to.
“We felt that with maybe five games remaining.
“So we really started to feel how difficult it was going to be to win it.
“On the last day, both ourselves and Frontale won their games and we got the title by two points.
“We were ahead going into the final day against Vissel Kobe and had to make sure we didn’t lose.
“It was a lot of pressure but I don’t fear pressure.
“We had confidence that we could win the league and we managed to achieve it.
“The celebrations in Yokohama were incredible and it was a great experience for me, personally.
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“It was the first title of my career so it was a fantastic moment to be there celebrating with my team-mates.
“And of course, everyone connected with the club was really happy that we had managed to become the champions.”
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