Celtic want Rapid Vienna winger Isak Jansson | OneFootball

Celtic are preparing for life without Nicolas Kuhn and have identified Rapid Vienna winger Isak Jansson as his potential replacement, according to the Scottish Sun.

Kuhn is expected to leave the Parkhead club for Como in the coming days, and Hoops manager Brendan Rodgers needs a capable attacker to take his place in the Celtic starting XI.

The ‘outstanding’ Jansson, who has also been dubbed a ‘whirlwind of a player‘, has caught their attention after impressing in the Austrian Bundesliga.

The £3 million-rated 23-year-old Sweden youth international joined Rapid after Kuhn left them for Celtic last summer, and he ended the season with nine goals and six assists in 33 games.

The Hoops target is also on the radar of Lazio and Fiorentina, and it could take plenty of convincing and a substantial bid to secure his services.

The right-footed Jansson plays on both wings, and his pace and dribbling statistics have been eye-catching.

Celtic need Jansson with Kuhn on his way out and Jota set to spend the next seven months on the sidelines.

Rapid signed him for around £200,000 last summer; it could take almost £3m to convince them to part ways with him in the coming weeks.

Jansson will fancy his chances of impressing in the Scottish Premiership, but getting him to join them could be tricky given the calibre of teams they are battling for his services.

Celtic also have Royal Antwerp forward Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Sarpsborg winger Sondre Orjasaeter on their radar as they look to bolster their attacking ranks.

Rodgers will hope to have a team capable of impressing in Europe by the end of the summer transfer window.