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Nigerian defender,
Danny Shittu, now has another chance to join Scottish club side,
Celtic, and end his current status as a clubless player.

The big Nigerian
centre-back is currently without a club after leaving English Premier
League side Bolton Wanderers on mutual consent, but a host of clubs are
keen on securing his services. Leicester City and Middle East outfit,
Al-Ahli, managed by ex-Leeds boss David O’Leary, are also keen on
landing the former Queens Park Rangers and Watford player. Celtic are
also interested in the 30-year-old, and last week offered to have him
on trial for a week as a prelude to any potential agreement that will
bring him to the Scottish Premier League (SPL) outfit. Shittu however
rejected the deal feeling his CV should speak for itself.

The manager of the
SPL outfit, Neil Lennon, is however still keen on Shittu and is still
hoping the Nigerian international will agree to a Celtic trial that
could make him his 12th signing since the end of last season even
though the transfer window is closed. As a free agent, Shittu is
allowed to join a club outside the transfer window and Lennon hopes an
agreement can now be reached.

Hopeful Lennon

“We are hoping to
bring him up and have a look,” said the Celtic boss. “I’m just a bit
worried about squad congestion as well, so we are talking about that at
the minute. I understand that he is worried about picking up an injury
while he is out of contract if he was to come up here and train.” With
fellow central defenders Glenn Loovens and Jos Hooiveld struggling to
convince at the moment, Shittu could form a towering defensive
partnership with Daniel Majstorovic if he decides to head to Scotland
and impress the Celtic boss. As a result, Lennon would like the
Nigerian to feature in a closed-doors game later this week. “If he
comes, then we will look at him and that’s great. If not, then we will
go with what we have. We would like to see him, to see his level of
fitness. But he has been playing for Nigeria, and was at the World Cup
as well, so I don’t think that will be a major issue.”

Shittu failed to make a single appearance last season for Bolton but
still went ahead to make the Super Eagles squad to the South Africa
2010 World Cup where he featured in all of Nigeria’s three matches.