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Ibrahim Diabate celebrates scoring for GAIS(Image: Ibrahim Diabate \/ Instagram)<\/p>\nReports suggest Celtic have already made their move for firing striker Ibrahim Diabate<\/p>\n
09:54, 26 Dec 2025Updated 09:55, 26 Dec 2025<\/p>\n
Ibrahim Diabate celebrates scoring for GAIS(Image: Ibrahim Diabate \/ Instagram)<\/p>\n
Swedish football’s top scorer could be on his way to Celtic<\/a> with reports suggesting they’ve made their move for 20-goal striker Ibrahim Diabate \u2013 who recently knocked back a move to Egypt.<\/p>\n The Hoops are desperate for attacking reinforcements after being left light up front following injuries to Kelechi Iheanacho<\/a> and youngster Callum Osmand as well as the sale of Adam Idah to Swansea City at the end of the transfer window.<\/p>\n Ivory Coast striker Diabate, rated at around \u00a33m in Sweden, has been in astonishing form for Gothenburg side GAIS as he helped them to a third-placed finish and shared the top scorer award in the Allsvenskan with Djurgardens’ August Priske.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to Egyptian giants Al-Ahly, ironically as a replacement for another striker Celtic were linked with – Wessam Abou Ali. But reports in Egypt have suggested the Cairo club are about to see their main target snatched away by Celtic, who have made an approach to GAIS.<\/p>\n Diabate appeared to be less than keen himself with a move to Africa when he was asked directly about the link with Al-Ahly last week. He said: “These are just rumours. Nothing is clear about any transfer and there have been no discussions.<\/p>\n “Very little of what has been said about me signing for Al-Ahly is true.”<\/p>\n Diabate is under contract with GAIS for another two years and moved there from another Swedish club, Vasteras, last year.<\/p>\n He went through a remarkable goalscoring transformation this season after having previously only managed one goal for Vasteras last term.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old previously played in Spain for the B teams of both Mallorca and Atletico Madrid, but failed to make an appearance in La Liga before moving to Sweden.<\/p>\n He’s represented Ivory Coast Under 21s, but has not been capped at full international level yet.<\/p>\n Elsewhere there’s been a lot of talk about a potential return to Celtic for Kyogo<\/a> \u2013 but could another former Hoops striker be a potential target this month?<\/p>\n According to Mexican journalist Cesar Luis Merlo, Cruz Azul are open to selling Giorgos Giakoumakis amid his impressive form on loan in Greece.<\/p>\n It’s claimed Spanish side Real Oviedo have made an offer and his parent club are willing to talk ‘if the proposal is good.’<\/p>\n Giakoumakis is currently on loan at PAOK and has hit a not-to-be-sniffed-at tally of nine goals in 20 appearances.<\/p>\n