CFR Cluj owner Ioan Varga has revealed he blocked a deadline day exit for Celtic target Louis Munteanu after convincing the striker that his immediate future lies with the Romanian club. ‌

The Romania international was one of several forward players on Brendan Rodgers ' radar during the summer window, with the Hoops said to have had a £6.9million bid thrown out by Cluj. ‌

Munteanu was also heavily linked with Ligue 1 side Rennes, Valencia in La Liga and Greek giants Oympiacos and even went AWOL from first team training in an attempt to force through a move . ‌

However, Varga has lifted the lid on crunch talks with the 23-year-old and insists Munteanu was happy with his decision.

Speaking to Digi Sport , he said: "I talked to Louis, of course I did. I showed him the offe

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