Gvidas Gineitis has spoken directly about the summer’s failed transfer move from Torino to Celtic…
The towering midfielder registered an assist as Lithuania defeated Liechtenstein 2-0 in their Nations League campaign with victory…
The 22-year-old was the subject of Celtic interest during the summer transfer window, with his representatives previously confirming contact from the Scottish champions. No deal ultimately materialised and Gineitis remained in Turin.
Speaking to Italian outlet 15Min, Gineitis said: “Whether you want to or not, you still think about all this a little bit. You understand that maybe something could happen, that something is happening. But I’m glad that I always manage to concentrate on the club I’m in.”
The Lithuanian International spoke directly about the interest from Celtic and it appears that he is still dwelling on it, while keeping the door open for the future.
The Celtic target added: “It would be an interesting and good experience, it’s interesting to test myself at such a level, at such a club. But now I’m where I am.
“If the club wanted to sell and another club wanted to buy, the question would be how much they would give me to play there.
“Of course, I would consider if it would help me and I wanted to leave. Everything would ultimately still depend on my decision.”
The comments are candid from the player and it could very well be that the move is set to be reignited in January. Celtic badly need someone that can staple the centre of the park together and bridge between defence and attack, allowing Callum McGregor more freedom.
Gineitis had endured a frustrating period at club level beforehand, having been withdrawn at half-time against Roma before remaining unused during Torino’s subsequent Serie A fixture.
Despite this, the midfielder confessed that he was enjoying the changes at Torino as he looks to adapt his game.
“The coach has changed, the philosophy of the game has changed. We play with the ball more, we know what we have to do on the field, how to keep the ball in the middle. I think everything is really good with the current coach.
“Of course, I want to play better, do everything better. And that pressure from society… It will always be there. It will be there my whole life in football and I’m used to it.”
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Hindsight is easy after the event, especially within football.
The whole issue surrounding our midfield areas, centered around Calmac in a positional sense.
The OX was signed early enough, as that other experienced option, to potentially help Calmac in playing time imo?
Which is OK, when teams are going to sit in the lower block, and allowing ourselves to dominant possession.
That hasn’t happened within our bigger games, and the plans have backfired hugely now, especially with our weakness in trying to play through the higher press in operation, against ourselves and on a more regular basis nowadays.
Calmac or the OX, haven’t got the legs of defensive capabilities, in order to sit in the deeper defensive role, when we haven’t got the football imo?
Expecting the younger legs to produce the extra legs, that Calmac and the OX, no longer have. Especially with nygren and McCowan having zero defensive capabilities, within the higher midfielder role, despite both well capable of giving the ball away far to easily also?
So still the balance, and the profile of our midfield options, isn’t working and functioning properly. An issue that was in existence last season, and lacking signs of suggesting it has been resolved for this season also imo?
So solutions have to be found now, to the problems in existence? The policy of Calmac expected to play every minute of every game, still looking like remaining in place? So less chance of the OX getting involved within game time, by the looks of things?
So doubtful this younger player from torino, was that high of a priority, at the time, with a Calmac and OX combination available, within a positional sense, within the setting up of our squad imo?
Yet it’s becoming more evident, that such a decision taken, wasn’t the best, now a solution is left to be found?
Without plenty of game time available, in a positional sense, then will continue to struggle to find the solutions?
And even in the 2 seasons of Engels, it was hardly great either, so that’s nothing more than a poor excuse at this stage imo?
Personally struggling to see the potential solutions, with the profile of the 7 midfield options, we currently have in place within our squad?
Even moreso within the set up of our team, especially with scratching around of looking for the solution, with hoping something clicks?
That’s now for MoN and his coaching staff, to try and find the answer?
That’s if they have got any, but still going to be something for any new manager to address at some point?
And these answers have to be found, long before January also?