According to reports from the Daily Record, Celtic have suffered a big blow in their attempt to sign Niklas Dorsch.
The 21-year-old impressed heavily for Heidenheim in Bundesliga 2 and has been heavily linked with a move to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic.
However, the exciting young midfielder has insisted that he only wants to play in the Bundesliga.
The report claims that Dorsch, who has three caps for Germany, can go for a bargain fee of £3 million because he has a buy-out clause.
Celtic would have easily matched his transfer fee.