Strachan banks on Balde staying as Zurawski opens Celtic account

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With the transfer window fast approaching, Balde has already been linked with Fulham, who had an approach for acting skipper Stilian Petrov turned down last week.

But Strachan, who does not expect to sign any new players, insisted: “He is obliged to write us a letter if he is in talks with anybody. He has not done that so far so I see no reason why he would change that. He is a good professional and an honest man so if he was he would write us a letter.”