BRENDAN RODGERS has targeted Dorus de Vries to challenge Celtic keeper Craig Gordon.
SunSport also understands a £2million switch for Stefan Johansen to Fulham is on the cards.
The Hoops gaffer worked with Nottingham Forest No1 De Vries — who starred for Dunfermline in the 2006-07 season — at Swansea City.
The Dutchman, 35, is currently recovering from an ankle injury but is expected to be fit within a week to ten days
That’s still well within this month’s transfer deadline and means he could be in place for either Champions League or Europa League action from September.
De Vries is into the final year of his deal and would require a modest fee.
Rodgers is anxious to bring in another keeper with Belgian Logan Bailly currently sidelined with ankle ligament damage he suffered during pre-season in Slovenia.
He currently only has rookie Italian Leo Fasan, 22, as cover for Gordon.
Midfielder Johansen is into the final year of his deal and was linked with Championship Fulham back in June.
Now, armed with £14m from the sale of Ross McCormack to Aston Villa, the Londoners are keen to bring the Norwegian south and are ready to offer Celtic their money back on a player who joined from Stromsgodset in January, 2014.
Rodgers is tempted to cash in Johansen and bolster his transfer kitty.
Meanwhile, winger James Forrest signed a new three year deal until 2019, just 24 hours after SunSport revealed talks over a contract extension had resumed.
He said: “I had a chat with the manager in the off-season and as soon as we came back in pre-season, he just said ‘Show me what you’ve got.’
“I made it clear I wanted to stay here.”
Defender Darnell Fisher has signed a three-year deal with Rotherham.
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