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Celtic are interested in signing Huddersfield Town full-back Tommy Smith, according to The Daily Mail.

What's the story?

The Hoops have said goodbye to three right-backs this summer already, with the long-serving Mikael Lustig's contract expiring and other options like Cristian Gamboa and Jeremy Toljan also leaving Glasgow.

The Mail report that the £3m-rated Tommy Smith is now a contender to fill the position, although the Hoops do have competition from English Championship side Stoke City for his signature.

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What's his pedigree?

As club captain of the Terriers, Smith clearly has strong leadership qualities, and that's something the Hoops will be missing in the absence of Lustig, who was the designated vice-captain to Scott Brown in the dressing room at Celtic Park.

Smith's initial football education came at Manchester City before moving to Huddersfield in 2012.

Since then the 27-year-old gone on to make 200 appearances for the club, proving to be a big part of their promotion to the top-flight in 2016/17 with four goals and eight assists. In the two subsequent seasons he's featured 39 times in the top-flight.

Celtic need a player ready to hit the ground running in the first-team this season.

For all Lustig's faults, he was an experienced campaigner and it'd be a mistake to trust the position to a young, untested talent.

The Hoops may need to enter the market for yet another right-back to have the competition and back-up required but it seems Smith, with his experience in two competitive leagues, at least ticks the boxes required to be one of the players that arrives at the Hoops this summer.