Celtic had been involved in protracted negotiations with SK Brann over the striker, who declared himself willing to waive a scheduled bonus worth a reported £180,000 if he was sold.

But Celtic assistant manager Johann Mjallby has admitted there is no chance of a deal being reached to bring the 26-year-old to Parkhead.

Mjallby said: "It`s dead. We put in a bid that we thought was fair enough. They didn`t agree with that.

"You can say that`s down the drain and we`ll look for other targets."