• USA striker has said he is leaving on loan in January • Celtic hope Weah will be one of two strikers to join

Celtic are in pole position to sign Timothy Weah from Paris Saint-Germain after the USA forward said he would be leaving on loan in January.

The Scottish champions hope Weah will be one of two strikers to join, with Odsonne Édouard their only fit and available option in that position in the absence of Leigh Griffiths, who is on leave amid off-field problems.

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Weah announced his plans in a post on Instagram, where he has followed a number of Celtic players. “I just want to take the time to talk to everyone about the decision my family and I made about going on loan this winter,” he wrote.

The most recent of the 18-year-old’s three appearances for PSG this season came in August. He is the son of the former Monaco and Milan player George, who become president of Liberia this year.