Some Celtic fans have been left very frustrated at the club’s transfer policy of not signing established players when they some have weak players in the current side.
With the dust from the Old Firm defeat now settling, the January transfer window has swung wide open to allow the Hoops to make some transfers and bolster their side.
Celtic fans: What sort of signings do you want?
First-team quality or nothing
Not essentially first-team ones
But the Bhoys fans are frustrated at the club’s tendency to not sign established players when they are what the club needs.
After Celtic Gossip relayed their concerns on Twitter, many of the club’s faithful replied with their own views on how to improve; with many suggesting the need for a better transfer policy to be in place this January.
It already too late. Anybody worth getting in should have been hear yesterday. We will go with what we’ve got.
— pedro (@palex_88) January 2, 2020
They over ran our midfield in the same fixture last season I believe we have better players than them but must line up to combat their midfield we’ve been too weak
— Tim Alloy (@TimAlloy6) January 2, 2020
Agreed! We need to sign established players for our first time.
— David (@David201130) January 2, 2020
Too many lightweights in the team.
— Cozy (@cotellallzy) January 2, 2020
Ajer and Bolingoli are to weak and Forrest hides far to often. The next 2 years are not development players. We need winners who know how to win.
— Paradise (@67HolyGrd) January 2, 2020
The one thing I don’t want is squad fillers anymore, it’s either highly rated U20s or first choice signings as far as I’m concerned.
— LouMun 67 (@lfmunro) January 2, 2020
Celtic have already been linked with a host of players so far in the ongoing January transfer window. Links with Slovan Bratislava striker Andraz Sporar have emerged, with reports also linking them with a move for Cruzeiro defender Fabricio Bruno. Jordan Rhodes was also touted to be a target some days ago, with Victor Wanyama also potentially on the radar.
In the summer transfer window, the Hoops spent £11.83million on signing Christopher Jullien, Boli Bolingoli and defender Hatem Abd Elhamed. They also roped in Luca Connell and Jonathan Afolabi on free transfers. Fraser Forster, Moritz Bauer and Mohamed Elyounoussi also arrived on loan deals.
The club sold Kieran Tierney to Arsenal, but also let go of six players on free transfers. This includes Mikael Lustig, Dedryck Boyata, Marvin Compper and Cristian Gamboa.
What do we think?
It is fair to say that the concerns of the fans are very justified. They need signings that can come and make an impact in the first-team straight away. They are running the risk of throwing away the title for the first time in about ten years and that won’t go down well with Hoops fans. Developmental projects can, perhaps, be signed up in the summer when there is less pressure to perform almost immediately.