Celtic is finalizing a deal to sign Colombian winger Camilo Duran from Azerbaijani club Qarabag FK for a fee reportedly in the range of £2.5M to £3M. The transfer, if completed at the upper end, would represent a record sale for the Azerbaijan Premier League.

For a player who cost Qarabag less than £200K when he arrived from Portimonense in August 2025, that’s roughly a 15x return in under a year.

The deal taking shape in Glasgow

Duran, a 24-year-old forward born on February 10, 2002, caught Celtic’s attention with a standout Champions League campaign. He scored five goals in ten appearances during the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League season.

Celtic’s first approach wasn’t exactly a blockbuster. The Scottish champions submitted an initial bid of £1.7M, which Qarabag promptly rejected.