I really hope we sign a new keeper. Itās not that I donāt like Hart, heās done well overall & seems to have had a great influence on the squad but heās getting on a bit. Itās more that I canāt stand Siegrist & his influencer girlfriend. Now I acknowledge Iām under no obligation to follow him on insta but he irks me a lot.
Heās from the German youth set up, Werder Bremem. Played underage all the way through with Poland but hasnāt been fully capped yet iirc.
Is there anything in the Livakovic rumour?
Starfelt is away by the sounds
After the girlfriend?
Heard this at the wolves game. Presume he doesnāt like the rat
wtf???
to who
Spartak linked, he wants EPL though apparently
Rodgers seems fairly relaxed about the transfer situation. He said yesterday that there were areas he has prioritised for strengthening but didnāt mention specific positions. Disquiet in some quarters about progress given weāve sold Jota (bizarre comment by Murray in that Guardian piece about Jota flattering to deceive for Celtic btw) & Mooy has retired & the 5 new players are young & unproven. The Starfelt departure chat adds to this.
But thereās still plenty of time. EPL squads have yet to be finalised & the Saudi situation might be complicating the market. Iām wary of reading too much into pre season but Iām increasingly thinking we should sign a new first choice keeper if we can. When the end comes for older players, it can happen quickly. I think Hart might be reaching that point based on the Wolves game & some late season games in the last campaign. We could also do with a left winger to replace Jota, Rodgers hinted that he might use Maeda more centrally at times this season. Maybe a left back or a full back who can play on either flank would be nice too & an attacking midfielder.
Iām confident Rodgersā coaching will bring on some of the current first team even more. That was one of the features of his first spell, the likes of Armstrong & even Brown & McGregor improved a lot under him. I think Matt OāRiley, Oh & those lads could really kick on.
I maintain the difference that BR can have on players is really going to show before too long. Iām expecting Abada in particular to blossom and also looking forward to what he does with Reo and Oh as well. Also as regards transfers I think a lot of guys will wait until 2/3 games into the season to see where they stand before looking at Celtic. Iād expect a lot of activity the week before the window closes.
Apparently the American keeper Turner is leaving Arsenal for Forest. Seems like the type of fella Celtic should be in for, or would a fee of 10-15m take him out of reach?
Oh was outrageously good during the week. I think heāll be a star this season. So I think the early concept of Maeda through the middle wonāt really materialise. Interestingly Abada played on the left midweek too and was good there.
Iām looking forward to seeing how Oh goes. If he doesnāt fire we could be light enough up front if we get an injury or two.
I think Abada was initially considered likely to leave this summer but thatās seemingly changed with the unexpected bumper Jota offer. Rodgers had recent quotes about Abada too which hinted at him being a potential project alright.
Between Rodgers reportedly coming back on the proviso of making some European inroads & the expectation of being backed in the market (plus the Ā£25mn+ for Jota), there should be money for one or two āstatement signingsā to go with the younger players already bought. But not sure weād pay that much for a keeper!
Just for entertainment, name a couple of Statement signings who might
A Be reasonable value
B Sign to play in the SPL
Heād be no great loss at all, hasnāt performed as expected. Wonāt kick us on. Susceptible to dodgy hairstyles
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