A section of fans have taken to Twitter to deliver mostly upbeat verdicts on Celtic’s reported pursuit of Leicester City defender Filip Benkovic.
The Daily Mail claim the Scottish giants are “looking into” a loan move for £13million Leicester summer signing Benkovic, who is on the club’s three-man centre-back shortlist along with Aberdeen’s Scott McKenna and Le Havre’s Harold Moukoudi.
This has prompted mainly enthusiastic responses on social media, including “all will be forgiven”, “would be quality” and it “would please me”.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
COMMENTARY:
Celtic fans know their club are crying out for a new centre-back by Friday’s deadline, and are mostly impressed by the Benkovic link. With huge doubts over the future of Dedryck Boyata – despite his weekend winner after being brought in from the cold – the Scottish giants need a reliable and commanding performer at the back. Kristoffer Ajer, Jozo Simunovic and Jack Hendry have qualities but are either inexperienced or brittle, and there is no defensive leader to hold the backline together, especially if Boyata departs. Benkovic is inexperienced at the highest level, but has been capped by Croatia at Under-21s level and made 30 appearances in all competitions for Dinamo Zagreb last season as they stormed to the Croatian league title. Standing at 6ft 4in (source: Transfermarkt), he has the physique to dominate in the demanding SPL, and the potential to improve rapidly under a manager in Brendan Rodgers who has an impressive track record of developing young talent. With Harry Maguire and Wes Morgan the established central defensive partnership at Leicester and Jonny Evans and another summer signing Caglar Söyüncü providing cover, Celtic supporters can see this is a deal that is a real possibility.
If the rumours are true that we are about to let Filip Benkovic go to Celtic on loan…I will be amazed.
He surely must spend time with our squads learning the culture of our club.
I’m in favour of loans but 2 weeks after joining for £13m…Really??#lcfc— Ansteypete (@ansteypete) August 27, 2018
Celtic are looking into a loan deal for Leicester City’s new £13million Croatian central defender Filip Benkovic, with Dedryck Boyata still expected to leave the club before Friday’s transfer deadline. Loan not ideal but will take anything now. pic.twitter.com/JS1LNWyIIF
— Boys In Green Spain (@thespanishcelt) August 27, 2018
Benkovic loan makes sense but it breaks my heart
— Vicente Diabaté (@diabxte) August 27, 2018
Explains why Benkovic didn’t make the bench https://t.co/O8kkPH3b0g
— bluefox_lcfc (@BlueFox_LCFC) August 27, 2018
Would be happy with Benkovic
— CC (@TheLeatherBelts) August 27, 2018
Benkovic (loan) and moukoudi would please me
— ???????????????? (@mark_labbet) August 27, 2018
Benkovic on loan and Samir Memisevic please. All will forgiven
— Connor ???????? (@fatwolverine67) August 27, 2018
Why would Benkovic be loaned out be Leicester already? Seems strange. Story appears weak too.
— Noel Mulligan (@bunlougher) August 27, 2018
A centre back partnership of Moukoudi and Benkovic would be quality
— John Hodge (@19jhodgkiss) August 27, 2018