Jonny Hayes set to join Celtic, Southampton sack Claude Puel

Jonny Hayes is poised to join Celtic after Aberdeen accepted a bid from the Scottish champions for the Irish winger.

Reports in Scotland suggest the fee for Hayes will stand in the region of €1.5m.

As part of the transfer, Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie will move to Aberdeen on a season-long loan. Hayes, who recently featured for Ireland in the 3-1 friendly win over Uruguay, was the only non-Celtic player nominated for PFA Scotland Player of the Season for 2016-17, a campaign where he scored 11 goals and made 24 assists for the Dons.