Dylan Reid

Mon wee man come to a club with a better stadium name than the SMiSA


Celtic hope to convince St Mirren's Dylan Reid to join the club this week after he snubbed a move back in July.

The promising youngster was the subject of a £125,000 transfer bid from the Hoops earlier this summer which was accepted by the Buddies and a move looked to be on the cards for his services. However the 17-year-old opted to reject a switch in favour of remaining in Paisley and continuing his development there and breaking into the first-team under manager Stephen Robinson.



That appeared to be the end of Celtic's pursuit but Football Scotland can exclusively reveal the champions have made another attempt to prise the midfielder away from the SMiSA Stadium and into their development ranks




It is understood Celtic will do what they can to entice the player to join ahead of Thursday night's transfer deadline when the window will close and no more deals can be done.

There are believed to be strong interest in the player from down south, too, but Celts want to sort a deal to take the talented teen to Glasgow.

Reid was left out of the Saints squad last weekend for their win over Hibs at home.

 

I'd rather sign him and punt him straight out on loan than put him in the B team. That is if Ange hasn't got plans for him

 

Loan him back to St mirren or if not there somewhere down south.
Just don't take a player playing in the spl and doing well just to pap him in the lowland league.

 

St Mirren chief executive Keith Lasley is adamant the club want to keep in-demand starlet Dylan Reid.

Celtic are among several clubs interested in the Scotland Under-17s international who has already been told he would be featuring for their 'B' team should be opt for a move to Parkhead. Reid has found first team minutes hard to come by under manager Stephen Robinson so far this season, which, Football Scotlandexclusively revealed this week, resulted in the Hoops launching a fresh attempt to persuade the 17-year-old to move to Celtic Park before the summer transfer window slams shut on Thursday.




Lasley believes young academy prospects such as Reid should remain at St Mirren, a club he reckons has a solid record in giving young players the opportunity to develop. He told Renfrewshire Live Sport: "There's no update on Dylan just now. As we stand there's nothing new to report on him.




Dylan is one of a number of young players who have come through at the club that we want to keep and develop.

"Alongside Kieran Offord, Murray Campbell and Fraser Taylor, he has got minutes for the first team already this season and hopefully he can see the pathway is there into our first team this season.

 

Wit? how did I no know this?

 

That was months ago

 

Keith Lasley but

 

Oh well, we move on.

 

How can it just collapse twice for a wee guy a couple of months apart too.

 

Who’s the second?

 

Don't go in for him again..

Who cares now anyway. We've had an unreal window..

* the wee orange *..

 

Exactly he’s got hun looking right out of him. Probably holding out for them to sign him guess they couldn’t afford the £125k

 

Was obvious this mutant was never signing for us..