Celtic told to ‘snap up’ £1.7m-rated left-back who already knows Scottish Premiership

Ferry has been linked with a move to Celtic and further enhanced his reputation with a goal of the season contender in Dundee United’s 3-0 victory away to Kilmarnock on Saturday.

The 25-year-old’s performance impressed Brown, who believes Ferry shares several qualities with Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney and could represent a relatively inexpensive option for his former club.

“Will Ferry for me was incredible today from start to finish, and they will do well to hold onto him,” he said on BBC Sportscene. “I think if you’re looking at Celtic at this moment in time, he’s similar to Kieran.

“He’s powerful, he wants to drive forward, very good crosser of the ball.

“I think a lot of people naturally think he just wants to go forward all the time, but he’s a very, very good defender, that’s what Kieran is as well.

“It would be a very good move for Celtic if they go and snap him up, because there’s been a bid for £1.7million already, and he didn’t want to go.

“It’s quite a cheap option to go and hopefully get a person who knows the league.”