Preston tell Bhoys stump up £3m for St Ledger

PRESTON have warned Celtic they will not land Ireland defender Sean St Ledger on the cheap after claiming the Hoops were nowhere near meeting their valuation of the player.

The Glasgow giants have reportedly offered €1.4m with €600,000 in add-ons for the Irish centre half – well short of Preston’s £3million valuation of the 25-year-old.

Preston chairman Derek Shaw confirmed yesterday: “Celtic’s offer was way below our valuation. There’s no way we’d accept anything near the figure put to us. We are not being greedy. Sean is an established international and players of his calibre come at a price.