Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers relaxed over Moussa Dembele links to Chelsea, Arsenal and Marseille

In demand: Dembele has caught the eye of several top sides
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James Benge26 July 2017

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers insists he has no concerns over the future of Moussa Dembele amid links to a host of top European clubs.

Arsenal and Chelsea have both tracked Dembele since his star turn at Celtic, who he joined from Fulham last summer, whilst West Ham were unsuccesful in a £20million bid in January.

It has since been reported that Ligue 1 giants Marseille are keen to sign Dembele but the Celtic boss reaffirmed his belief that, while the 21-year-old may eventually move on from Celtic, there is no immediate likelihood of a departure.

"I counted the other day, Moussa has been linked with 10 clubs," Rodgers told a press conference ahead of Celtic's Champions League qualifier against Rosenborg.

"It was Marseille the other day, I saw Arsenal the other week, there was Paris Saint-Germain, there was Chelsea so there is nothing in it from our perspective.

"I felt if he progressed the way we thought he'd progress and if he wanted to move any time it would be after the second year.

"There is no rush from Moussa's perspective. He is a player that we really want to keep and if anything (offer) did come in we would assess it."

Dembele scored 32 goals across 48 games in all competitions for Celtic last summer after the Scottish champions secured his signature following the expiration of his contract at Craven Cottage.