Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss has said he would “love to play for Celtic” but there appears to be no shortage of interest in the Slovak international.
The 20-year-old, who spent the second half of last season on loan with Bolton, has been linked with a season-long loan to Celtic, with some in the press suggesting he would be a short-term replacement for the Aiden McGeady, who joined Spartak Moscow last week.
Weiss has claimed City have told him he can go on loan but will not be allowed to leave Eastlands on a permanent deal. Lubo Moravcik, who is friends with Weiss’s father (also named Vladimir Weiss) contracted the player last week to talk up the positives of moving to Celtic.
Weiss told the Daily Record: “I’d love to play for Celtic. It would be like a dream come true for me. The thing is, it’s okay me saying I’d love to go to Celtic but it’s not just up to me. Manchester City also have a say in where I go next. I need to speak to them and get their opinion of what is best for me.
“We trained on Sunday and I spoke to the manager. I told him there was interest from Celtic and I’d love to go. He told me to wait because he needs to speak to Brian Marwood but we should know more after that. I’ve got to wait and speak to the manager, things should be a bit clearer after that.
“I should find out on Monday or Tuesday morning. A few clubs have come in and tried to buy me but Manchester City said there’s no chance of that. But they’ve said they will let me go on loan, it’s just about the destination. They know I need to get a season where I play week in, week out and I think Celtic would be a great option.”
Weiss also suggested Manchester City may not want to loan two players to the same club and if Celtic are successful in signing goalkeeper Shay Given, his own move may be less likely. How realistic the talk of loaning Given is remains unclear, but at least it’s now certain the rumours about Weiss are more than transfer window pie-in-the-sky.
Weiss, who has been capped 13 times by Slovakia, certainly comes from a footballing family. His father, Viadimir, won 19 caps for Czechoslovakia and 12 for Slovakia (as well as being manager of Artmedia Bratislava when they humiliated Celtic 5-0, while his grandfather, the third Vladimir Weiss, won three caps for Czechoslovakia.
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