Bodo/Glimt's Hogh to have Celtic medical within 24 hours

Bodo/Glimt striker Kasper Hogh is due to have a medical with Celtic in the next 24 hours, says manager Martin O'Neill.

The 25-year-old Denmark international has been linked with the Scottish champions for a number of months and reports claim they have agreed a club record £11m with his Norwegian team.

O'Neill was questioned about the progress of the deal after Saturday's 2-2 draw with AC Milan in a pre-season friendly at Celtic Park.

"Yes, I'm hoping that that will happen," he said. "I think there's a good chance of it.

"But, until someone's actually signed and sealed, there might be things still up in the air, but it's certainly progressing."

Asked about the suggestion that Hogh was about to have a medical, O'Neill continued: "Yes, apparently so. He will have one in the next 24 hours, I think."

News of Hogh's imminent arrival will ease some of the pressure on Celtic's board and manager after Saturday's sale of fan favourite Daizen Maeda, with the Japan forward being sold to Ipswich Town.

Meanwhile, Celtic have made just one signing this summer, albeit Colombian forward Camilo Duran has scored three goals in three warm-up games so far.

Celtic have also been strongly linked with Paderborn midfielder Mika Baur.

Asked if signing the 22-year-old German is also a possibility, O'Neill added: "That, I genuinely can't tell you. I genuinely cannot tell you at this minute.

"I've been preparing for this game. I'll see where we are tomorrow and things.

"We've got a few other things in the pipeline that might come to fruition, which would be great for us."

Hogh's career has been a slow burner since he came through the youth ranks with local club Randers but was sold to second-tier Hobro after an injury hit spell, including a loan to Valur in Iceland.

A move to Danish Superliga club AaB followed in January 2022, but he was on the move again a year later, this time to Stabaek, who had just been promoted to the Norwegian Eliteserien.

It was there that Hogh's career took off as they exercised their purchase option only six months into his year-long loan after he scored eight goals in 14 games.

Within another three months, he signed a pre-contract agreement with Bodø/Glimt to join their top-flight rivals in January 2024.

Hogh would finish his new club's top scorer with 12 goals as they retained the Norwegian title - and his seven goals in the Europa League made him the competition's joint top marksman as they reached the semi-finals.

He was also the club's top scorer for 2025 with 17 goals, albeit Bodo/Glimt finished second, one point behind Viking.

In January, he grabbed a double in a 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester City and the following week netted again in a 2-1 win away to Atletico Madrid.

Hogh was first called up to Denmark's senior squad in March and made his debut as a late substitute in a 4–0 win over North Macedonia.

In his second appearance, he came off the bench to head Denmark's equaliser in their World Cup play-off final against the Czech Republic only for his side to lose out in a penalty shoot-out.