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Riordan interests Grant

14 Nov 2006 - 11:04:15

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Norwich City boss Peter Grant is being linked with a move to sign Celtic's unsettled striker Derek Riordan.

The 23-year-old has failed to start an SPL game for Gordon Strachan's side since his summer switch from Hibernian, and has spoken in the past of his frustration at his lack of first-team opportunities.

Grant, who signed Stoke City winger Luke Chadwick on loan on Monday, told the Daily Record: "I like him (Riordan) and I'd definitely be interested if Celtic said he was available.

"I haven't made official contact with Gordon Strachan, but I really liked Derek at Hibs and came up to watch him a few times at Easter Road.

"The Hibs team shapes up the way I like Norwich to play and Riordan would fit in the way he did at Easter Road.

"I don't believe that Derek's become a bad player overnight because he can't get a game at Celtic Park. There are reasons to explain that away.

"If a manager has a team who are 15 points in front it might be that the player ahead of Derek in the queue for a game can't be left out.

"It doesn't mean Riordan's not worthy of a place in the side. It means the man who's already in the team's doing his job properly.

"Derek has great qualities and I'd have to be stupid not to be interested if Celtic wanted to enter into any kind of deal."