O'NEILL RULES OUT WILSON

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Saudi Arabia. And O'Neill admitted the ex-Newcastle and Bournemouth goal machine's astronomical wage demands would blow the Scottish champions out of the water.

He said: “I noticed last night when I was reading the news that Sky had said that Celtic enquired about Wilson... I hadn't done.

“He’s a very fine player but I'd heard in the background that he might have been going to Leicester City or something like that. Saudi too, yeah,

“So we couldn't compete with that. But no, he's a very, very fine player. Hes been injury-stricken now for the last number of years but when he’s fit, he’s a quality player”

With just over a fortnight to go until the window shuts, O'Neill insists the club ARE making progress behind the scenes, with NK Celje talisman Franko Kovacevic understood to be a target.

And the Irishman hopes he'll be able to bolster his frontline before next Sunday's title crunch at Tynecastle.

He said: “Remarkably, I think we are.