Celtic goalkeeper Conor Hazard "turned down" the chance to join Ross County on transfer deadline day.

This is according to a report by the Daily Record which claims that the Northern Irishman "rejected a loan move" to the Scottish Premiership side.

Hazard most recently spent a season on the books of Finnish club HJK Helsinki where he won the league title and also featured in the Europa League.

The 24-year-old was the Hoops' penalty-saving hero during the 2020 Scottish Cup final after his two stops in the shootout helped the Parkhead side secure the quadruple treble.

Over his career, he has also spent time on loan at Partick Thistle, Dundee and Falkirk.

READ MORE: Celtic January transfer window 2023 assessed

Meanwhile, Dutch club VVV Venlo admit they are desperate for Giorgos Giakoumakis to seal his big-money exit from Celtic - so they can land a bumper windfall.

The Greek striker looks set to move to the MLS with Atlanta United, instead of a switch to Japan with Urawa Red Diamonds. But the American transfer window still has 12 weeks to run.

VVV would be due a 15 per cent sell-on if and when he leaves Celtic, with the fee reported to be around £4.3 million, which would hand them a huge bonus, after selling him 18 months ago.

And the club's general manager Marco Bogers revealed: "It will take a long time before there is clarity. I've seen so many clubs be mentioned this month and still, nothing is known for certain. Everything is just gossip.

"It's history repeating itself when he left us because there were also a lot of rumours about interest in him flying about.

"Giorgos is quite a thinker. He is very careful in making a choice. Given his age, I expect that the financial aspect will play an important role."

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