Borussia Monchengladbach and Club Brugge have emerged as the two leading candidates to sign Celtic target Henry Onyekuru in the summer transfer window.

Nigerian forward Onyekuru was desperate to quit Belgian minnows Eupen in the January transfer window when a bid of €1m dropped from Celtic.




But Eupen were not willing to sell, even amid interest from CSKA Moscow and Liverpool, and Onyekuru going AWOL towards the end of the window did not change the club's mind.

Onyekuru soon returned to action and helped Eupen to avoid relegation from the Belgian top flight, but he is expected to be sold this summer.
 


According to Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws, it is Borussia Monchengladbach and Club Brugge who are at present the most likely to win the race for Onyekuru in the summer.

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Club Brugge regard the 19-year-old as one of the brightest prospects in Belgium and feel the country's top flight will not be able to hold onto him for too much longer.

And Borussia Monchengladbach want to tempt Onyekuru to ply his trade in the Bundesliga.

As such, Celtic look set to have a battle on their hands if they rekindle their interest in Onyekuru this coming summer.

The forward has scored three times in Eupen's two Europa League Playoff Group games so far.