Brighton midfielder tipped for move to Celtic or Rangers after 'outstanding' season with Cobblers

Jon Brady believes Celtic and Rangers should be looking at Marc Leonard this summer after the young midfielder’s ‘outstanding’ two-year spell on loan at Sixfields. ​

​The 22-year-old could make a permanent move away from Brighton this summer having already been linked with a host of Championship clubs, however Brady feels a return to his homeland could be on the cards.

"I would say Marc Leonard is one that both Rangers and Celtic should be looking at," Brady told the Daily Record.

"I know both teams have a lot of talent in the midfield but Marc is an outstanding young Scottish player. I believe he can go all the way to the top and if Rangers or Celtic were to come in for him then I feel he has the talent to flourish.

“He is beyond us now and rightly so. There is a lot of interest in him from the Championship. Certainly with his ability, for me he has to be testing himself at least at that level. He would be a huge asset to any team in that league.

“The improvement in him has been scary. He came as a very good technical player but now he has gone up so many levels. He has risen to every challenge we gave him and in the end, he was just grabbing games by the scruff of the neck and being a real difference maker. He came as a young player but has left Northampton as a man.

“To come out of academy and be so robust at his age is a huge credit to him, especially when it is every Saturday and Tuesday and it is even more brutal through the Christmas period. He is definitely ready to go right up the levels but where he goes next is up to Marc and Brighton.”