celtic Elche CF is one of the clubs pursuing Alvaro Rodriguez. Martin O'Neill's team will have to overcome AFC Bournemouth And many others to bring him to Celtic Park.
The La Liga side signed the 20-year-old permanently from Real Madrid in July 2025 with Los Blancos retaining a percentage of his rights.
Rodríguez scored seven goals and provided five assists in 34 league appearances. The stats may not be that impressive, but he had a direct role in 24.4% of Elche's La Liga goals this season.
This has seen Celtic, Bournemouth and several other clubs taking interest in the striker.
Earlier this month, Sport Witness Covered claims from Spain Cherries are leading the race to sign him. The Premier League side are willing to offer €20m while Elche owner Christian Bragarnik wants more as Real Madrid own 50% of his rights.
Celtic and Bournemouth in the race
There is also interest from Italy in Alvaro Rodriguez as Bologna are keen to sign him this summer. This is according to TuttoMercatoWeb journalist Pietro Celeste.
he took xFormerly known as Twitter, to report the Serie A side are evaluating the former Los Blancos man. Bologna are not alone as Celtic, AFC Bournemouth, Ajax and Feyenoord are also keen.
Online, tmw Bologna face 'significant competition' from Martin O'Neill's side, Cherries and Eredivisie pair.
The report further states that these clubs have made moves to sign the Spain-born Uruguay U20 international. TMW does not clarify whether Celtic, Bournemouth and other clubs had contacted his camp, Elche CF or both.
Celtic and Bournemouth must be prepared to spend
Real Madrid still own 50% of his rights. Therefore, Elche CF intends to earn as much as possible from the sale of Álvaro Rodríguez.
An earlier claim stated that Christian Bragernik would attempt to obtain more than €20m. There is no indication whether Celtic, Bologna, Ajax and Feyenoord are willing to meet this price. This may not be a major concern for the Premier League team.
Rodriguez's contract runs until 2029, and transfer market He is worth €10 million.
