David Webb was quick to shut down speculation that he could join Celtic as a sporting director.

The former Bournemouth head of recruitment immediately played down the links when appearing on talkSPORT this morning. 

The 45-year-old appeared on the show with Jim White and Simon Jordan.

He was quizzed after it emerged that he'd been previously suggested for a role in the football hierarchy at Parkhead. 

His body of work today has seen him employed by the likes of Tottenham, Huddersfield Town, Ostersund, and York City, where he was the manager.

Pressed by White live on air, the transfer guru was adamant that he was unaware of speculation linking him with a job north of the border.

However, Webb also refused to kill the story stone dead.

White asked: “Have you held talks with Celtic?”

Webb replied: “No, not yet."

White continued: “I know your name has been linked with Celtic as a potential new sporting director, you’re aware of that.”

Smiling, Webb said: “No, no, no.”

White: “You’ll fold under questioning.”

And the conversation ended with Webb stating: “No honestly, I’m not aware of it at all.”

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Meanwhile, Celtic have confirmed that the club will travel to Japan and South Korea for a pre-season tour of Asia.

The Parkhead side, who have seven players from the region within their ranks, will play in the Far East this summer.

Ange Postecoglou has brought a host of talent from the J1 League during his time at Parkhead so far. Kyogo Furuhashi, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Yosuke Ideguchi, Yuki Kobayashi and Tomoki Iwata have all joined over the last 18 months.

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