Brighton enter O’Riley race with Atalanta, Juventus and Chelsea | OneFootball

Atalanta and Juventus face increasing competition for Celtic midfielder Matt O’Riley, as Brighton and Hove Albion are the latest contenders with Chelsea and Southampton.

Celtic have confessed they are well aware he will be leaving this summer once someone meets his transfer valuation, but manager Brendan Rodgers insisted nobody had yet come “anywhere near” that figure.

La Dea remain the favourites for his signature, although their second and most recent proposal of €17m was rejected.

Juve also showed interest, as both see him as an alternative to Teun Koopmeiners, expected to join the Bianconeri for €55m plus bonuses.

Southampton are falling back in the pecking order as bigger clubs step into the fray, as after Chelsea yesterday, now Sky Sports News UK maintain that Brighton and Hove Albion are also entering talks for the Denmark international.

Atalanta are also distracted by other issues, because it was confirmed that Gianluca Scamacca tore his anterior cruciate ligament and will be out for six months, so they must focus on bringing in a new striker.

Brighton join O’Riley battle