DUNDEE have confirmed they have held 'initial discussions' about playing a Premiership fixture against Celtic in America.
Boston and Philadelphia have been mentioned as possible venues for the match, which would be the first Scottish league game to be played outside of these shores.
A Dundee statement said: "Following media reports in the past 24 hours the Club have released the following statement.
"We can confirm that Dundee Football Club and Celtic Football Club have had initial discussions about the possibility of playing a fixture in the United States of America. The proposal is very much is in its early stages and of course the relevant approvals would be sought from the SPFL Board at the appropriate time.
"As a Club we are always looking to bring new ideas to the table and should this progress we firmly believe it will be a fantastic opportunity for Dundee, Celtic and Scottish Football as a whole.
"We will be making no further comment on this matter at this time."
The idea of taking a Hoops clash Stateside has been floated by Dundee's American owners Tim Keyes and John Nelms but FIFA have today confirmed it could have a say on the controversial plans.
In a statement given to Press Association Sport, the world game's governing body said: "In accordance with the FIFA Regulations Governing International Matches, any such match could only be played if approved by the member associations and confederations concerned.
"Further, according to art. 82.4 of the FIFA Statutes, FIFA may take in any case a final decision.
"For the time being we have not been contacted with regard to the specific proposal referred to and therefore we are not in a position to comment further."
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