Celtic have reportedly made an initial inquiry to West Ham striker Callum Wilson, with the Scottish champions seeking to gauge his interest in joining them this transfer window. According to Sky Sports News, a number of clubs in England and Saudi Arabia are also showing interest in the 33-year-old.
Wilson has been struggling to find regular playing time at West Ham, having joined the club as a free agent after leaving Newcastle on a heavily incentivised contract just five months ago. The striker has scored four goals in 18 appearances for the Hammers, but it appears his future at the London club is uncertain.
The Celtic enquiries come as no surprise, given that the Scottish champions are in need of a striker to bolster their squad. Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has already made enquiries with several other targets, including Chelsea's David Datro Fofana and NK Celje's Franko Kovacevic.
It is worth noting that West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo has revealed that he had previously told Wilson that the striker was not part of his plans, citing the arrival of new signings Taty Castellanos and Pablo. However, the Portuguese boss also acknowledged that the decision to part ways with Wilson would ultimately be up to the player himself.
With Wilson's future at West Ham looking increasingly uncertain, it remains to be seen whether Celtic will succeed in their pursuit of the experienced striker.
Wilson has been struggling to find regular playing time at West Ham, having joined the club as a free agent after leaving Newcastle on a heavily incentivised contract just five months ago. The striker has scored four goals in 18 appearances for the Hammers, but it appears his future at the London club is uncertain.
The Celtic enquiries come as no surprise, given that the Scottish champions are in need of a striker to bolster their squad. Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has already made enquiries with several other targets, including Chelsea's David Datro Fofana and NK Celje's Franko Kovacevic.
It is worth noting that West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo has revealed that he had previously told Wilson that the striker was not part of his plans, citing the arrival of new signings Taty Castellanos and Pablo. However, the Portuguese boss also acknowledged that the decision to part ways with Wilson would ultimately be up to the player himself.
With Wilson's future at West Ham looking increasingly uncertain, it remains to be seen whether Celtic will succeed in their pursuit of the experienced striker.
don't know how much longer he can just chill on the bench and still get a decent wage. 33 is old for a striker, think celts have made a smart move 
I'm not surprised to see Celtic sniffing around Callum Wilson - they've been crying out for a quality striker all season! 
The thing is, West Ham's squad depth has actually improved since Wilson joined, what with Taty Castellanos and Pablo coming in. It's almost like Nuno Espirito Santo was being too generous with the playing time anyway 
But still, Celtic are a big club and they need someone to take their goal-scoring burden off. I'm curious to see how this all plays out... 
anyway if celtic does happen to sign him, it'll be a huge blow to their rivals rangers because wilson's goalscoring record is insane in the scottish prem 
Wilson is only 33 so like, what's wrong with him? He used to play good for Newcastle and all but now hes struggling to even get playing time at West Ham. Im not saying he cant still do it but why Celtic bother tho? They got money to waste or somethin'? 
they gotta pay top dollar to compete with the bigger teams now 
at least 2-3 goals a game from someone like Wilson is just crazy unrealistic expectations 
and what about West Ham? should they be selling their best player after like 5 months ? 
. It's not the first time I've thought about how a change of scenery would do him some good - maybe it'll be just what he needs to reignite that form we all know and love 
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. And West Ham's not exactly crying wolf about Callum's future - Nuno did say he wasn't part of the plans, so if that's true... 
. He's been struggling to get playing time at West Ham and now Celtic are sniffing around him 
Celtic need a new striker ASAP and Callum Wilson seems like the perfect fit idk what happened with him at West Ham tho I feel bad for the guy getting stuck on the bench but at the same time he can't be mad at Nuno for not giving him 30 mins a game every week lol anyway if Celtic do manage to get Wilson they'll def have a strong chance of winning the league this season fingers crossed