French outfit FC Metz are tying up the arrival of striker Amido Balde from Celtic, with the Guinea-Bissau international being ready to put pen to paper on a two-year deal.
Balde spent the second half last season on loan in Israel with Hapoel Tel-Aviv, having spent the first half of the campaign in Belgium at Waasland-Beveren.
Now the 24-year-old is heading to France and according to La Republican Lorrain, will link up with Metz imminently after terminating his contract with Celtic.
Balde will sign a two-year agreement with the Ligue 2 club, who finished 19th in Ligue 1 last season to drop down to the French second tier.
Balde was snapped up by Celtic from Portuguese outfit Vitoria Guimaraes, but struggled to make his mark in Scotland.
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Schooled in Sporting Lisbon's youth academy, Balde has represented Portugal at both Under-19 and Under-20 level.
He has since decided to turn out for the country of his birth, Guinea-Bissau, at senior international level.
Metz will hope the striker can help fire them straight back up to Ligue 1.
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