RB LEIPZIG are interested in taking Nicolas Kuhn back to the club from Celtic.
But now an ambitious Serie A club have reportedly entered the race to land the winger.
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SunSport revealed earlier this month that Leipzig, a club where Kuhn spent time as a youngster, were considering a £15million swoop for the winger.
He joined Celtic in January 2024 in a £3m deal from Rapid Vienna.
Kuhn got off to a slow start in Glasgow but burst into life in the first half of last season.
An electric run of form included two goals in a memorable 3-1 win AGAINST Leipzig in the Champions League in November.
While Kuhn couldn’t quite continue that form into the second half of the campaign, he’s impressed enough to garner plenty of transfer interest.
A host of English clubs have been credited with keeping tabs on him.
But now, it’s a club in Italy who are on the case.
According to respected Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Como have started negotiations with Celtic regarding Kuhn.
The ambitious Serie A club enjoyed a superb season back in the top flight last season after a 21-year absence.
Under former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas, they finished 10th.
Fabregas, 38, had been linked with a host of huge managerial roles this summer but has stayed at the club.
Como are now intent on pushing on and strengthening the squad available to the one-time World Cup-winning midfielder.
Should they wish to land Kuhn, they will have to fight that interest from Leipzig.
Earlier this week, we told how talks between the Bundesliga club and Celtic were progressing well in relation to Kuhn.
Having appointed Ole Werner as the club’s new head coach, Leipzig are now expected to ramp up their transfer dealings.
Kuhn has been one of their top targets but they might now be facing a bit more competition to land him.
He left Leipzig in 2018 having failed to make a first team appearance.
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Kuhn moved to Ajax and Bayern Munich, playing for the reserve sides of both clubs.
He joined Rapid Vienna in 2022 before moving to Celtic 18 months ago.
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