Catania striker Gianvito Plasmati is trialling with Celtic.
Plasmati is planning to leave the Sicilians at the end of the season.
"We are in talks with Celtic. Gianvito is there now on a week's trial and the possibility of playing in Scotland would be very enticing for him," Antonio Rebesco told TuttoMercatoWeb.
"I would rule out rumours linking him to Taranto, precisely because we are negotiating with Celtic and hope the Scottish option becomes something concrete."