Everton’s pursuit of Alistair Johnston reportedly isn’t dead yet. An apparent gap in valuations over Johnston had seemingly caused the move to stall, leading to optimism among the Parkhead faithful that the defender will be staying. 💥 Celtic can’t afford to risk entering their Champions League play-off under-equipped, but face the imminent sales of Engels and Johnston. McFadden board quote – Image: Sky Sports£5m gap in valuations between Celtic and Everton for Alistair JohnstonThe i Paper report Johnston emerged as a “priority target” for the Merseyside club, only for negotiations to hit a stumbling block over a £5 million gap in valuations. After 11pm on Thursday, Celtic can no longer register players for their Champions League qualifier against LASK Linz.