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CELTIC target Stefan Scepovic has gone into isolation to protect his £3million move to Celtic.

The Scottish champions are on the verge of signing the Serbian ace with negotiations between Sporting Gijon and the player’s representatives progressing again over the weekend.

Scepovic was left out of Saturday night’s Segunda Division win over Numancia to ensure there was no chance of injury scuppering the deal.

And Record Sport can reveal the 24-year-old went one step further yesterday by demanding to be kept away from the Gijon squad – and was allowed to train on his own.

Celtic need a work permit for Scepovic and they also hope to make red tape progress on a loan deal for winger Wakaso Mubarak.