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Celtic have been linked with a move for another MLS star in the shape of Orlando City striker Cyle Larin.

The Hoops are interested in Darlington Nagbe, with the Portland Timbers midfielder even being flown over from the United States to take in the 2-0 defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League .

And Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers now looks to be keeping tabs on another American top-flight star in the shape of 21-year-old Larin.

The Canadian hitman is said to be on Rodgers' wishlist according to reports from the States.

Apart from spelling his first name in a peculiar fashion, who exactly is Cyle Larin?

Here's all you need to know about the young forward:

Big impact at Orlando

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Larin played for Sigma FC in his youth career before moving on to college side Connecticut Huskies. During his time at Sigma, Larin travelled to Europe to train with Werder Bremen, Hertha Berlin and Wolfsburg in Germany - as well as Club Brugge and Racing Genk in Belgium twice.

He returned to Sigma in 2014 before making the switch to newly-formed pro-outfit Orlando City in 2015 and hit the ground running immediately.

Larin notched 18 goals in 28 games for the MLS side, recording two hat tricks and twice scoring two goals in a game. He scored his first MLS goal on April 12 against the Portland Timbers in his first start for Orlando.

2015 also saw Larin land the MLS Rookie of the Year Award in addition to his other achievements.

This all came before 14 goals in 33 appearances this year, proving to be a constant goal threat for the Florida outfit.

His goals ensured an eight-placed finish for the Eastern Conference side in the 2016 table.

A promising international career

At just the age of 21, Larin can already boast 19 caps for his national side Canada. Clearly highly rated by the Canadian coaching staff, the striker has five goals to his name to date.

Despite Canada not being one of the top international sides in the Americas never mind the globe, it is still an achievement to make your way into your country's plans. To then cement his place with goals is impressive at his young age.

The year of 2015 was kind to the six foot, two inch goalscorer as he bagged himself four international goals and he also contributed to the under-20 Canadian side.

Can Celtic get him?

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It's a possibility.

He is thought to be valued at around £3million which may put the Hoops off - not that they couldn't afford such a transfer fee - more that the hierarchy may feel it is a higher sum than they would pay for a striker in Europe who has more to his CV than the young Larin.

With 19 caps and five goals for Canada under his belt, the striker has already been linked with a move to European football with Lazio, Lech Poznan, PSV Eindhoven and Benfica all said to be interested.

"It's nice to know that teams are looking at me. I mean, my agent deals with it, not me. I just play, I make sure I get the job done," Larin told the Orlando Sentinel.

Would Larin fancy the Hoops?

With that level of interest in Larin, Celtic would have a fight on their hands to convince the striker to choose Glasgow. But the Champions League and manager Brendan Rodgers are huge pulls for any player.

With Moussa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths at Parkhead, Larin would find it incredibly difficult to break into the Celtic starting XI instantly.

But what makes the switch have potential is that Rodgers may see the frontman as a long-term replacement for Dembele, and after sampling the Champions League atmosphere fellow MLS star Nagbe may also make the move to Scotland.

Watch Cyle Larin's top five goals for Orlando City ...