Clearing the decks could be a sign of new arrivals. We can only hope.
There’s been plenty of movement on the transfer front at Celtic. Nothing unfortunately in the way of incomings, but in terms of outgoings with the likes of Sead Hakšabanović leaving, while the likes of Oh Hyeon-gyu, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Mikey Johnston, Ben Siegrist, and Yuki Kobayashi, all look likely to move on in the coming weeks.
So too does the young Celtic B team star Rocco Vata who looks like he’s opted for first team football at Watford rather than fighting for his place at Celtic.
Move outgoings likely at Celtic
Kwon will most probably be sent out on loan yet again, while his fellow countryman Yang may follow him on a temporarily secondment. Marco Tillio (remember him?) might be keen to extend his temporary exile in his native Australia, so it looks like Brendan is ruthlessly clearing the decks.
Then there’s the likes of Alexandro Bernabei, and of course the invisible man himself James McCarthy who are both surplus to requirements and eating up a big chunk of the wage bill. So they too might find themselves exiting Celtic Park over the coming months.
In McCarthy’s case Celtic should just bite the bullet and pay him off as he’s never going to kick a ball again for the club. Everyone knows that is the case so why delay the inevitable?
Celtic has the funds to back the manager properly
All this could be a clear indication that Brendan is paving the way for the arrival of the quality additions he badly craves.
We can only hope so, as it’s what is badly needed if we want to push on and remain successful on the domestic front, as well as compete more successfully on the European stage. Celtic’s reputation in European football has suffered long enough, it’s time for the club, with all that money in the bank, to do something about it by properly backing the manager.
If that is indeed what is happening then we are in for a very decent season ahead. Fingers crossed.
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