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Arsenal and Chelsea keen on forward deal: He went on strike to try and seal Celtic move
ARSENAL and Chelsea have reportedly entered the race with Celtic to sign Henry Onyekuru.
Arsenal and Chelsea are interested in signing Celtic target Henry Onyekuru
The 19-year-old striker was close to joining Celtic in January, but a deal failed to materialise after his current side Eupen rejected a £1million bid.
And the Daily Mail claim Celtic could be about to pay the price for not meeting Eupen's demands with Arsenal and Chelsea now casting their eye over the Nigerian.
Brendan Rodgers is keen on bringing Henry Onyekuru to Celtic
It is claimed Onyekuru is keen on a move to the Scottish champions and he even went AWOL in training to try and force through a transfer.
The Belgian side have now reportedly outlined that he is free to leave in the summer for £6m.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to bolster his attacking ranks
But with the two Premier League giants - along with Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla - now expressing an interest in him his attention could be swayed away from Celtic.
Onyekuru has scored 12 goals and provided four assists for Eupen this season.