Barry Fry claims Celtic are interested in Ivan Toney

Peterborough’s director of football Barry Fry has confirmed that Celtic have shown an interest in signing hotshot striker Ivan Toney.

As reported in the Daily Record, Fry acknowledged that the Scottish champions are just one of the clubs to hold an interest in the striker, who has bagged 24 goals in just 32 League One appearances this season.

He said:

I’ve had agents on telling me that Rangers and Celtic are very interested but I haven’t had any calls from either Rangers or Celtic, personally. If they have any sense, they’ll pay us £15million to get him. If they haven’t any sense at all, then I won’t be hearing from them!

However, the Posh chief also said that his club are in no rush to sell the forward, even though he is soon going to enter the final year of his contract, but he did admit that he is for sale at the right price, which is apparently around the £15m mark.

As things stand, we won’t get promoted and won’t even be in the play-offs. That being the case, Ivan Toney is definitely for sale but only at the right price.

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At £15m, there’s very little chance that Toney will be a Celtic player next season unless the Hoops sell Osdonne Edouard and bring in the 24-year-old as a replacement.

Neil Lennon has publically admitted that he’s keen to keep Edouard and that talks about an improved contract are ongoing, but with the likes of Arsenal interested in signing him, there is always a chance that they could make a huge offer that the Hoops reluctantly accept.

If that is the case, then Toney could be a very good replacement. His goal scoring record this season has been superb, and if Celtic sell Edouard for somewhere in the £30m-£40m range, then they could take Toney for £15m and still walk away with a big profit too.