'Specifically Interested' - Sunderland, Celtic and Brentford Make Approaches for €12m Player

Celtic and Sunderland wrestling to sign 'tireless' £10m star as 'enquiries' launched over summer transfer

Brentford are another Premier League club in the transfer mix alongside Rangers and Celtic.

Celtic Interested in Bundesliga 2 Midfielder with Enquiries Made

10:00 AM May 5, 2026: Celtic are tracking Soufiane El-Faouzi ahead of the summer window but they’ll face serious competition. The 23-year-old has impressed for Schalke this season, playing a key role as they secured promotion back to the Bundesliga. Signed in July 2025 from Alemannia Aachen, just a year after joining them on a free, El-Faouzi has impressed in the second ...

'Specifically interested' - Sunderland, Celtic and Brentford make approaches for €12m player

Celtic have Schalke’s Soufiane El-Faouzi on their radar for the summer. Martin O’Neill’s side have to overcome Sunderland, Brentford and others to get him to Celtic Park.  In July 2025, he arrived at the second division German club from Alemannia Aachen, a year after joining the latter for free. The midfielder has enjoyed a good run this season as Schalke secured promotion to the Bundesliga. He’s played 3,050 minutes from 32 matches, managing tw…