West Brom front man is a free agent after rejecting a new deal at the Hawthorns and had been training with the Royals with a view to doing a deal.
But the Championship side have failed to negotiate a way out of their transfer embargo – opening the door for an Edwards approach.
The 23-year-old has been extensively scouted by the Hoops over the last 18 months and they are braced to move for a striker with Brighton poised to step up their chase for Odsonne Edouard after tomorrow’s Champions League qualifier against Midtjylland.
Celts are resigned to letting Edouard go if the price is right and the Seagulls know they can land the attacker with a bid of around £20m.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing.
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