By Mark Pirie
Brondby star Mathias Kvistgaarden is on the brink of a switch to Norwich City with the English Championship side set to land an early summer bargain. It comes after Celtic dropped their long-standing interest in the Danish hitman. Kvistgaarden was on the radar of the Scottish champions last summer when Parkhead chiefs explored the prospect of an £8m move last summer. That was before Adam Idah arrived at the club on a £9million permanent switch from the Canaries after a successful loan spell in Glasgow’s east end. In January a striker was once again on the agenda after the £10million departure of Kyogo Furuhashi to Stade Rennes – but a deal for the 23-year-old failed to get off the ground. But after Kvistgaarden declared he was “ready” to leave Brondby this summer he looks set to get his wish with Tipsbladet claiming a switch to Carrow Road is imminent. An initial fee of £6.9million will be paid out to the Danes but the fee could rise to £7million with bonuses that have been negotiated in the deal. These include the number of games Kvistgaarden played for Norwich, and it helped the club return to the Premier League. Despite lowering their bumper £11million asking price from the winter window, Record Sport understands the Hoops would have not made a summer move at any price. Celtic ‘s interest cooled on the move as they switched attention to other targets amid reservations about the player’s fit at Celtic Park. One of those is Napoli’s Giuseppe Ambrosino – who is reportedly on the Scottish Premiership champions’s radar after a successful season on loan at Serie B side Frosinone. The 23-year-old could make the move on loan with an option for the Glasgow giants to make the deal permanent next summer. Italian transfer guru Gianluca Di Marzio claims the frontman is “keen” on the move to Celtic despite interest from other Serie A clubs with the “situation evolving” after an initial approach by Cagliari. Follow Record Sport on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram for all of the up-to-the-minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. We’re also WhatsApp, where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to your phone. Join our Rangers community here and our Celtic community here . Tune in to Hotline Live every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On , every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.