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DUTCH giants Feyenoord are preparing to fight it out with Celtic to sign striker John Guidetti.

Record Sport can reveal the Rotterdam club’s technical director, Martin van Geel, jetted to Glasgow at the weekend to watch the Swede come off the bench for Ronny Deila’s side in the 4-0 routing of Aberdeen.

Van Geel is a long-term admirer of the Manchester City frontman who netted 20 goals in 23 games for Feyenoord during a

spectacularly successful loan spell three seasons ago.

And last night the striker told a Dutch TV station he’d love a return to the De Kuip where he was idolised by the Feyenoord fans.

Last summer van Geel was considering paying up to £5million to buy the 22-year-old but pulled the plug on the proposed transfer over fears about the player’s fitness which stemmed back to a mystery virus he contracted during his time in Holland.

It was only after Feyenoord backed off that Celtic were given the green light to take Guidetti on loan. He was benched on Sunday and looked sluggish when he was thrown into the action late in the game.

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But it’s expected Van Geel will be back soon for another look as he considers tabling an offer for the player who will be a free agent at the end of this season.

A source in Holland said last night: “There is a strong connection between Feyenoord and Guidetti and he is adored by the club’s fans.

“Van Geel is also a huge admirer and was close to making a big offer for him in the summer. But he’s been to Glasgow now in person which is an indication of the level of their interest.”