Reading owner Sir John Madejski says that Celtic will have to pay around £20million to lure Shane Long to Parkhead.
Hoops boss Neil Lennon and his assistant Alan Thompson were yesterday at Wembley to watch the 24-year old striker in action in the Championship playoff final with Swansea City which the Royals lost 4-2.
Now that Reading are not going up to the Premier League, Madejski says that Long is unlikely to remain at the club but said that his signature would not come cheap.
"How confident am I that we can ward off Celtic's interest for Shane? Not very confident actually," he said.
"He's world class and we will just have to see what happens with him.
"He's a lovely lad and if Celtic are to land him then they will be very very privileged because he's a super player and a super individual.
"Of course I am aware of Celtic's interest.
"Neil Lennon has been watching him for three games now. I saw Neil at our last game against Cardiff. We're still to hear anything official but it's obvious they are interested.
"He's hard-working and extremely cool in front of goal.
"What value would I would place on him? £20m. He's got all the right credentials to go to the very top of the game."
