Tristan not interested in Celtic

Diego Tristan is wanted by a number of clubs

Deportivo La Caruna striker Diego Tristan has ruled himself out of a move to Celtic - as Scotland is too cold.

"The only thing that interests me is the possibility of playing in Portugal for a side who are in the Champions League," he said.

"There is absolutely no possibility that I would want to play in Scotland or anywhere in northern Europe as it's too cold for me."

Celtic had inquired about the transfer-listed 30-year-old.

The Spanish club had revealed that Benfica and Sporting Lisbon had also expressed an interest in the international striker.

Tristan has been capped 14 times for Spain, scoring three times, but the last of those appearances came three years ago.

He moved from Mallorca to Deportivo six years ago for £12m.

But reports suggest that the powerful forward would now be available for around £2m.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is still searching for an additional striker to reduce the burden on Craig Beattie, Maciej Zurawski and Kenny Miller.

Celtic freed up some wages by selling John Hartson to West Bromwich Albion for £500,000.

But former Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink joined Charlton Athletic after the Scottish champions were unable to match his wage demands.