Should Celtic cash in on Kuhn amid Leipzig links?
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It would not be a summer transfer window without one of Celtic's key men being linked with a big-money move away from Parkhead.
RB Leipzig are the latest club to be linked with having an interest in winger Nicolas Kuhn, with a figure of £15m mooted.
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Despite a dip in form in 2025, the 25-year-old still managed 21 goals and 15 assists across all competitions as Celtic secured a Scottish Premiership and League Cup double last term.
Signed from Rapid Vienna on a five-and-a-half-year deal in January 2024, Kuhn still has four years left to run on his current contract.
You assume that would mean Celtic will demand a significant fee for the German forward if he is to depart, but how would you address the situation?
With reports suggesting new winger Benjamin Nygren is on the way, should the club look to cash in on Kuhn? Or is he too good to let go this summer?
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