BOERRIGTER LEADS CELTIC CLEAR-OUT

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DUTCH dud Derk Boerrigter is poised to lead a multi-million pound exodus from Celtic.
The 28-year-old winger, a £3million signing from Ajax by ex-boss Neil Lennon in July 2013, will be shown the door by Ronny Deila.
Boerrigter, who has been ravaged by injuries and has featured only three times this season, still has another two years of his contract to run.
However, he doesn’t  figure in the Norwegian’s future plans for the Hoops and will be offloaded in the summer.
Boerrigter, who won two championships with the Amsterdam giants, made his debut in a 2-1 win over Ross County a month after arriving, but didn’t even last the first-half before going off injured.
He made a total of 23 appearances in his opening season and scored only one goal.
Teemu Pukki, who has spent the campaign on loan at Danish outfit Brondby, is also heading for the exit.
The Finnish flop frontman cost £3million from Schalke in August 2013, but he is another who has failed to impress Deila.
Brondby coach Thomas Frank is urging the club’s board to make the move permanent, but they are stalling on a cut-price £1million deal for the 25-year-old striker who has scored nine goals for them since arriving in August.
Amido Balde, who cost £1.6million from Portuguese outfit Vitoria Guimaraes in June 2013 and, like Boerrigter, has another two years to run on his current deal.
The 24-year-old spent the first half of the season on loan at Waasland-Beveren in Belgium before agreeing a temporary shift to Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel.
Neither club has shown interest in extending his stay. Balde, who claimed a mere three goals in 20 appearances for the Hoops, has netted only ONCE throughout his loan spells, his debut for the Belgians in August.
Anthony Stokes has been linked with a move to be reunited with former gaffer Lennon at Bolton while MLS outfit Colorado Rapids are monitoring his situation.
Dylan McGeouch’s loan spell at Hibs has now expired and the 22-year-old midfielder faces an anxious wait to see if he will be offered another deal with the SPFL champions.
Stand-in keeper Lukasz Zaluska is also out of contract and seems certain to quit Parkhead.
John Guidetti, who had was not stripped for action today, emerged to wonder around the pitch after the trophy presentation to wave his goodbyes to the Celtic support.
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