Emilio Izaguirre claims he is being targeted by Manchester United, saying Sir Alex Ferguson 'contacted' the Celtic board. The Honduras international left back made a huge impression after he moved to Parkhead last season. He said: "Regarding possibilities, I prefer to stay silent as I did when Celtic signed me. This is a job of my agent. I have to confirm it's 100% true that Manchester United were following me and were interested in me. It was Alex Ferguson directly who made contact with the Celtic directors. I am aware also that Manchester United and Celtic agreed for a meeting in July. We have to see what happens if I stay or I go. If I have the chance I welcome the move with open arms. If that is the case I will thank God and I will take my opportunity."
This statement appears at odds with comments from manager Neil Lennon. He insists there has been no approach for Izaguirre or Israel midfielder Beram Kayal. Lennon went on: "You're always going to get speculation about your best players. I understand that. But there's been no interest expressed in Beram or Emilio and I've had no one on the telephone enquiring about any other player if it comes to that. Every player has his price but I'm not prepared to sell my better ones and Emilio certainly comes into that category."