Celtic plan to make Rangers' Boyd a Bhoy

CELTIC were today linked with an astonishing bid to land Rangers striker Kris Boyd.

Reports suggest Parkhead chiefs are willing to pay Boyd 30,000 a week with Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell ready to splash out a 1 million signing-on fee to persuade the player to turn his back on the Gers and sign for their biggest rivals.

Lawwell has been in touch with the player's camp over the last week and is likely to continue his pursuit of prolific striker Boyd.

Rangers goal machine Boyd, 26, will, of course, be fully aware of the repercussions of agreeing to swap the Light Blues for the Hoops.

If Celtic were to pull off the daring swoop it would be the most sensational Old Firm transfer since Mo Johnston snubbed the Hoops and joined Gers instead in 1989.

The player, who scored 26 goals for the SPL champions last season, is available on a free transfer.

Boyd is believed to have felt undervalued at Ibrox in recent seasons as the salaries dished out to stars like Steven Davis and Pedro Mendes dwarfed those of the man who broke Celtic icon Henrik Larsson's SPL scoring record.

The striker is on the wanted list of Turkish side Kayserispor as well as Premier League outfit Birmingham, managed by his old boss Alex McLeish.