Celtic are reportedly refusing to sell Odsonne Edouard in January amid transfer interest in the striker, and that is a decision that has pleased AS Roma, who have the Frenchman on their radar.

Interest in Eddy has inevitably grown over the course of this season, given his blistering start to the campaign for club and country, and many had questioned whether the Hoops could keep hold of him in January.

However, according to Sport Witness, Celtic will refuse to sell Eddy in January; something the Serie A side are incredibly happy with due to their current ‘budgetary’ restraints.

So why is that good news for Roma?

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The report suggests that Roma are expecting ‘several’ players to depart at the end of the season, with the highly rated Patrik Schick poised to join RB Leipzig permanently.

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This will therefore free up funds for the Serie A side to make a move for Eddy; something which they clearly cannot do in January.

Roma are renowned for snapping up some of Europe’s youngest and most promising talents, with the likes of Justin Kluivert, Cengiz Under and Luca Pellegrini all signing for the Serie A side in recent seasons.