CELTIC target Boli Bolongoli-Mbombo has left Rapid Vienna's training camp as discussions between the full-back and the Scottish champions continue to progress, the club have confirmed.
Rapid Vienna and Celtic have agreed a fee of around £3 million for the defender, with Neil Lennon confident of the deal going through before Celtic's Champions League qualifier against FK Sarajevo.
Heute nicht mehr in Bad Zell ist Boli #Bolingoli - unsere Nummer 5 erhielt gestern die Erlaubnis das Trainingslager zu verlassen. So es weitere News zu ihm gibt, melden wir uns! #SCR2019 #Trainingslager2019
— SK Rapid Wien (@skrapid) 3 July 2019
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Lennon said: "We are not too far away, and he will be another good addition to the squad.
"He gives us competition at left back, he’s strong, athletic and good on the ball.
“He fits the criteria and hopefully he’ll be in before Thursday."
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