Marco Tilio’s new loan deal with Melbourne City is best solution for all involved…

Marco Tilio spent the last part of the season at former club Melbourne city, and yesterday agreed to extend that for a further year.  The Celtic winger will now spend the entirety of next season back in his homeland.

Celtic spent £2m on the Australian prospect 

Marco was signed for £2 million, a record transfer outgoing from the Aussie A league, and expectations were high for the Australian international.  However he made only a couple of appearances before heading back to his former club where his injury woes continued with hamstring issues limiting him to just a handful of appearances and just one goal.

Marco certainly didn’t have much luck on the injury front, while probably finding it hard to settle in a new country, so there have been reasons behind his failure to make an impact at Celtic.

Rodgers is looking to work with a smaller squad

There were hopes that Marco would come back and fight for a place in the first team in pre-season, but this is a deal that will be best for all involved. Brendan Rodgers is looking to work with a smaller squad this season and that means fringe players like Tilio will find it harder to make the breakthrough.

It may also have been one of the reasons why Rocco Vata opted to sign for Watford rather than fight for his place at Celtic where a new contract was on the table.

Realistically Marco would have found it tough to make the breakthrough with the likes of Yang, James Forrest, Nicolas Khun, Diazen Maeda and Luis Palma in front of him. So this deal is probably in the best interests of everyone, including Melbourne City who have the player and Celtic’s cash.

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