The midfield is one area where Celtic must look to strengthen in the upcoming winter transfer window. The Hoops have looked particularly weak in the middle of the park so far this season. And it is not hard to understand why that has been the case.

Celtic lost quality in midfield in the summer. Arne Engels joined West Ham United in a Championship record deal. Reo Hatate also moved down south, joining Burnley in the Premier League.

Those are two quality starting-level midfielders. On top of that, they lost a bit of depth as well, with Paulo Bernardo moving on loan.

In return, the only quality midfielder Celtic appeared to add was Mika Baur. The jury is still out when it comes to the likes of Joel van den Berg and Oliver Sorensen.

So, most fans would like to see Celtic go back into the transfer market for a midfielder when it reopens in the winter. And there is a positive update in that regard as it looks like a Ligue 1 regular is on their radar.

Most of the time, when Celtic try to sign players from one of the top five European leagues, it is those who are struggling to get into the team or have not even gotten their breakthrough.

So, it is somewhat rare for them to go after well-established starters. Yet, that is exactly what they seem to have their sights set on going into the winter transfer window.

According to CeltsAreHere, Celtic's interest in Simon Ebonog is genuine. The Scottish club are monitoring the 22-year-old Le Havre midfielder ahead of the winter transfer window.

Ebonog is a nailed-on starter for Le Havre in Ligue 1 right now. In fact, he even captained them in a recent game.

So, this is not someone who would come in just looking for playing time, having failed to make it in Ligue 1.

That is always a positive sign. Of course, it does not mean that he would be a guaranteed success by any means.

Ebonog can play as a central midfielder or in a defensive midfield role as well. Obviously, both of those are positions where Celtic could do with more depth and quality right now.

Obviously, it is very possible that Celtic might not end up making a formal move for Ebonog, despite their interest in signing him. So, let's just wait and watch how this situation plays out.