Saints target Gary Hooper has insisted he doesn’t want to leave Celtic.

Nigel Adkins has reportedly made two offers for the striker he signed and sold at Scunthorpe.

Both were rejected by Celtic, who placed a £35m price tag on his head with rumours circulating that Saints were set to come back with an offer of around £6m.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon has said he doesn’t want to lose Hooper and Saints’ chances of landing the prolific striker appear to have shrunk still further after the man himself reiterated his desire to stay north of the border.

He said: “I’m very happy. I’m back playing now and scored at the weekend. It was good to be back in the team.

“I don’t want to go anywhere. I’m a Celtic player and very happy here, winning games for Celtic and we’re two points clear at the top of the league just now. I’m just focusing on football - training, playing and scoring goals – that’s my job.”