Celtic could be set to face a battle to keep hold of
Shunsuke Nakamura, according to the player's legal
representative.
The Japanese schemer has long since established himself as a
favourite amongst the Celtic faithful and, last season, capped a
title-winning campaign by being named the Scottish Football
Writers' Association Player of the Year.
While earlier this month Nakamura moved to dismiss talk of his
alleged unrest, he is thought to be less than enamoured about his
earnings compared to a number of his team-mates.
Several of the 'world's biggest clubs' are monitoring the situation
closely and with Italian lawyer Angelo Massoni and his legal team
studying his contract, in order to determine whether there is an
escape clause that would permit his departure for as little as
£1million, Celtic face an anxious wait to learn of Nakamura's
bargaining hand.
"I have spoken with [Nakamura's agent] Roberto Takudo about this
and we want to meet with Celtic next week," Massoni told the
Scottish Daily Mail.
"We have four of the biggest clubs in world football interested in
Nakamura and willing to pay big money. We will recommend these
offers to Celtic.
"Obviously, if Celtic want to make a better offer, that is up to
the club.
"We cannot name the clubs interested from the other countries until
we have informed the club first."
Nakamura's existing contract is set to expire in 2009.
