McDonald wants to stay at Celtic: agent

January 5, 2010

Scott McDonald’s agent has dismissed reports the Australian striker is keen on a move away from Celtic.

Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan and Wigan manager Roberto Martinez both watched McDonald score in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rangers at Parkhead, fuelling speculation they are mulling transfer window bids for the forward.

But McDonald’s representative, Lou Sticca, insisted that any move would not be initiated by his client.

“I speak to Scott every day, and, as far as I am concerned, he wants to be at Celtic,” Sticca told Glasgow’s Evening Times.

“I have also spoken regularly to (Celtic chief executive) Peter Lawwell, and he has told me that Celtic are happy with Scott. If anything does happen, it will be Celtic telling Scott to leave, not Scott asking to go.”

Sticca denied claims that McDonald had fallen out with Hoops boss Tony Mowbray.

“What we are seeing here is the usual reaction in the media if a club’s top scorer is not playing,” said Sticca. “Scott is doing the business for Celtic, as his goals show.”

McDonald is one of a number of players at Parkhead who could possibly be reunited with former Celtic manager Strachan at Middlesbrough.

Barry Robson, Gary Caldwell, Willo Flood and Mark Wilson are also being touted as potential targets and Strachan has admitted he is desperate to get some new players in after winning just two of his first 11 matches in charge.

“We really need to do something,” Strachan said. “We’ve got plenty of irons in the fire but it’s about actually getting them.

“January is a difficult time to sign players because clubs are reluctant to sell. But I’ve never been on the phone so much in my life in football management.”

GLASGOW (AFP)

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