Nagbe will be at Parkhead to watch his suitors Celtic play Barcelona

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is weighing up a January move for American international Darlington Nagbe.

The 26-year-old Portland Timbers playmaker, who has been extensively scouted by the Scottish champions, has flown in to Glasgow to take in the clash with Barcelona and was given a guided tour of Parkhead yesterday.

Nagbe, who was born in Liberia but moved to Ohio as a child, scored his first goal for the United States against Ecuador in May.

Celtic are weighing up a January move for American international Darlington Nagbe (right)

WHO IS DARLINGTON NAGBE Age: 26 Nationality: American Position: Central and right midfielder Club: Portland Timbers Club games: 210; Goals: 28 International caps: 10; Goals: 1 Advertisement

However he recently dropped out of coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s squad prior to the German’s sacking.

Son of former Liberia captain Joe Nagbe, he became an American citizen last September and has been capped 10 times by the US.

Celtic sources say there is an interest in the player and that both parties are using his trip to Glasgow to decide if they want to pursue a deal.

Valued in the region of £1.5million, Nagbe is one of a number of box-to-box midfielders under consideration by Rodgers, with out-of-favour Crystal Palace star Jordon Mutch also on the radar.

While Nagbe has no experience of European football having spent his entire career in Portland, he would likely be a cheaper option than Mutch, who would cost around £3.5million.

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is looking to sign a box-to-box midfielder in January