Chelsea target Moussa Dembele hints at Celtic stay as he mimics Leonardo DiCaprio's Wolf of Wall Street speech

Staying put: Moussa Dembele has addressed questions about his future at Celtic
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Vaishali Bhardwaj31 January 2017

Moussa Dembele has seemingly put an end to speculation linking him with a deadline day transfer to Chelsea after appearing to confirm his intention to stay at Celtic.

The striker emerged as a surprise target for Premier League leaders Chelsea on the final day of the January transfer window, with coach Antonio Conte looking to bolster his attacking options due to concerns of the form of Michy Batshuayi and the lack of cover for first-choice forward Diego Costa.

Celtic, who paid just £500,000 in compensation to sign Dembele last summer, have reiterated their desire to keep the 20-year-old at the club and put an incredible £40m price tag on the forward's head to ward off interest from Chelsea.

After first making an enquiry for Dembele earlier this month and then again recently, it now seems that Chelsea will fail in their January pursuit of the forward after the player took to social media to suggest he will not leave Celtic this month.

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On his Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon, Dembele posted a picture of himself in a similar pose to Leonardo DiCaprio from the famous scene in The Wolf of Wall Street film, in which his character declares he will not be leaving.

Dembele, who is currently in London to see a specialist about a knee problem, has enjoyed a positive six months in Scotland and has scored 20 goals in 38 appearances at Celtic.

The Scottish club's stance on the striker means Chelsea will be forced to wait until the summer to try and sign Dembele again as Conte looks to strengthen his attacking line.

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