Tony Mowbray has revealed that agents have been calling him to say that Balazs Toth is leaving Blackburn Rovers.
The Hungarian international goalkeeper is being targeted by Celtic as they look for a replacement for the retired Kasper Schmeichel.
Toth, who has a year left on his contract, has rejected a new deal, seeking a fresh challenge.
Mowbray has disclosed that he learned of the potential sale of his goalkeeper from sources outside the club.
He told the Lancashire Telegraph: "I don't know is the answer.
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"You probably know how the layers in our football club work, and football coaches, football managers, don't need to know if one of your players is going to get sold.
"I don't know. I've had agents phoning me up at quarter to eleven last night, telling me that you need a goalie, and I'm going, why do I need a goalie? They said, because your goalie's getting sold.
"It's a little bit frustrating that I'm getting told at quarter to eleven, the night before a game, that my goalie's getting sold. I laughed it off, but let's wait and see."
Mowbray believes that selling Toth would be the sensible option if the player is not willing to sign a new contract.
He added: "If people aren't going to sign contracts, there's a million footballers out there, you have to cash in.
"I don't think it's right that you invest in footballers, you give them contracts, and then for whatever reason, they go.
"That's no criticism of Toth, if he doesn't want to sign a new contract.
"In my opinion, he's been offered a pretty substantial contract. He doesn't want to sign it, he wants to move on, you have to cash in.
"I'm not here to criticise the football club, if they get the right deal for him, in his last year, we have to go and get some.
"There's a million footballers out there; we'll go and find another goalkeeper.
"Scoring goals, celebrating, loving it with the fans after you win matches, that's what life's about.
"If the goalie wants to go and do it somewhere else, and win cups and trophies and play in the Champions League, then who am I to tell him he shouldn't do that? Good luck to him."
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