Crystal Palace are competing to sign Celtic's 22-year-old Belgian midfielder Arne Engels during the summer transfer window to support their new manager, Pierre Sage. The club hopes to convince Engels, who former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers described as outstanding, and to sign him ahead of competitors Nottingham Forest. This interest follows reports from the previous month suggesting that Engels was a player of interest for the summer transfer window, with a departure from his club planned.
The four-cap Belgium international has a current Transfermarkt market value of €20.00m, contributed 4 goals and 2 assists in 25 Scottish Premiership appearances in the 2025/2026 season, and his contract runs until 2028. Recent reports from June 2026 state Celtic's asking price is a minimum of €25 million. This follows a rejected bid from Nottingham Forest in February 2026 that was reportedly worth up to £25 million.
