Premier League clubs have begun to circle around Celtic midfielder Arne Engels, as our club faces a potentially testing summer of change…
Engels was the subject of a £25 million bid from two-time European Cup winners Nottingham Forest on the January Window Deadline Day and it appears that interest hasn’t gone away.
At that time, Celtic could not source an adequate replacement for the man that many critics asserted was a waste of money, when Brendan Rodgers shelled out £11.5 million to bring him to Paradise from the Bundesliga.
Celtic paid FC Augsburg £11.5m for Arne Engels
Engels was only 20-years-old when the Hoops signed him from FC Augsburg, highlighting the unlimited potential that Brendan Rodgers saw in him, which he has started to fulfil at Celtic.
The Belgian was desperately missed in the central midfield area, when he succumbed to a thigh injury which kept him out for a considerable period of time last term.
An period on the sidelines should how much Angels contributes to the team
Callum McGregor sorely missed that altheticism and running power beside him in the engine room, with Benjamin Nygren of very little assistance in that regard, and the interchanging of various others yielding little promise in our title charge.
Fulham, Sunderland and long term admirers Nottingham Forest credited with summer interest in Engels
As soon as Arne returned, everyone could see what had been missing and what the midfield battler brought to the table. Now it looks as though he could be on the move to the English Premier League after all, with Sky Sports reporting that a trio of clubs in England’s top-flight are eyeing up a move for Celtic’s most expensive import.
It is reported that old admirers Nottingham Forest are keen, alongside of both Sunderland and Fulham, who are now on the hunt for another manager, since Marco Silva departed. However, Nottingham Forest appear to be the most likely, with Martin O’Neill’s former club said to be closely monitoring Engels, should Manchester City decide to move for Eliot Anderson.
Paul Gillespie
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