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Steven Caulker has held talks with Celtic and is set to be offered the chance to rebuild his career and reputation under old mentor Brendan Rodgers.

QPR's former England defender Caulker recently went public with his battles against depression, gambling and drinking.

Caulker, 25, who has one cap, even admitted considering suicide at his lowest ebb.

But the strapping centre-back insists he not placed a bet since December or touched alcohol since early March.

He has been training hard on his own away from Championship QPR since being omitted from their pre-season tour.

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Now MirrorSport understands the former GB Olympic defender's efforts to rebuild his once promising reputation has got Rodgers' attention at the SPL champions.

Rodgers worked with Caulker previously at Swansea in 2011–2012 when he took the defender on loan from Spurs and gave him regular Premier League games.

A reunion between the pair could be on the cards after talks over snapping him up.

Caulker is one of QPR's biggest earners and has one-year left on his contract.

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But Rangers want the defender off their wage bill and a cut-price deal is likely.

MirrorSport revealed in January Caulker was offered a lucrative move to Russia by Lokomotiv Moscow.

Lokomotiv even tweeted a picture of Caulker at their Spanish training base but the defender eventually decided against moving abroad.