Balde keeps Brum waiting

Celtic defender Bobo Balde is keeping Birmingham City waiting over whether he will join after negotiations ended between the clubs.

The 32-year-old is thought to have been offered a two-year contract worth around £28,000-per-week but is still reportedly considering the move after talks finished on Tuesday.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is known to be eager to reduce his wage bill and has agreed to waive any transfer fee so that Birmingham could offer Balde more money.

Balde turned up at Celtic's training ground Lennoxtown today where he proceeded to train on his own rather than with his team-mates.