Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen was close to sealing a £2m move on Thursday night to English Championship side Fulham.

Sportsmail revealed in April that the Norwegian international was poised to quit Parkhead after rejecting all attempts to persuade him to sign a new contract.

Now in the final year of his deal, the former Stromsgodset midfielder was undergoing a medical on Thursday night at the West London club, with a deal close to being concluded.

Stefan Johansen is close to finalising a £2m move to Championship side Fulham

Johansen has managed just one Celtic appearance under Brendan Rodgers

Parkhead boss Brendan Rodgers wants to bring in a midfielder before the window closes, with Everton’s James McCarthy a loan target.

Under pressure to slim down a bloated playing squad, however, Johansen will be the first to exit.

Signed by neil Lennon in January 2014, Johansen managed just one Celtic appearance under Brendan Rodgers, appearing as a first half substitute in the Champions League home win over Astana earlier this month.

Plagued by recent injuries, however, the midfielder was missing from the squad which earned a place in the group stages in Israel on Tuesday night.

In a text to Norwegian newspaper VG, however, agent Tore Pedersen wrote: ‘He is not injured. There are no worries or controversies in any way.’

Armed with the proceeds of Ross McCormack’s £12million sale to Aston Villa, Fulham have agreed to hand over the money Celtic paid to Stromsgodset for the player.