Celtic boss Neil Lennon says he would be interested in signing Kris Boyd, given the striker's SPL scoring record.

Boyd, who left Rangers in 2009, is available on a free transfer having walked out on Turkish club Eskisehirspor earlier this week.

"He is a proven goalscorer and a player with a great SPL record," Lennon said on Thursday. "So yes, I would be interested in him.

"We are speaking hypothetically of course. But no, I don't think it would be a problem he has already played for Rangers."

Boyd joined Rangers on this day six years ago, scoring 127 goals in 190 appearances, before leaving the club at the end of the 2009/10 season to play for Middlesbrough.

His time in England was short-lived, making 29 appearances for Boro before going on to score six in 12 games on loan at Nottingham Forest, before a move to Turkey to play for Eskisehirspor.

That move also turned sour and the Scotland international returned home this week, having played just 76 minutes and having gone unpaid since signing for the club.

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• Rangers boss can't rule out move for Kris Boyd