Some Celtic fans have made their displeasure clear at the business that the club did in the January transfer window.
The Hoops lost 3-1 at home to Copenhagen on Thursday, which knocked out of the UEFA Europa League by a 4-2 aggregate scoreline.
After the game, @TheCelticWiki posted on Twitter about how the business done in January has come to haunt the Hoops.
Are Celtic paying for their bad January business?
Yes, it has let us down
We would've lost anyway
And many other Hoops fans agreed with the argument and feel that it has cost them the Europa League.
You would have taken Wanyama tonight…
— Angus Gibson (@gibsona07) February 27, 2020
Said this earlier, we stood still. Soro and klimala playing for the reserves and may i add not very well either. Top work celtic
— Kevla (@kev_bhoy1984) February 27, 2020
The two “big money signings” aren’t on bench… And even more frightening is that Bayo has a place on bench
— D. Hollywoodthebhoys (@DHollywoodtheb1) February 27, 2020
Exactly, came back to bite us..
Utterly predictable!— Mac Thomais…(@MacTomas67) February 27, 2020
Desperate for that reserve cup.
— mccann (@mccann82) February 27, 2020
Showed complete lack of ambition needed a CB and a enter mid.
— anthony power (@antmp2001) February 28, 2020
Pointless because it takes the manager so long to trust any new players
— Alan (@thebhoyalan) February 28, 2020
Celtic had signed Ismaila Soro from Bnei Yehuda in January for a fee of £2 million. The Ivorian is yet to make a single first-team appearance for the club.
Polish striker Patryk Kilmala also arrived for a fee of £3.4 million. Since arriving, the Pole has made four appearances in all competitions and has one assist to his name as well. Only one of those appearances saw him start.
What do we think?
Signings that could have played in the first team may have added more quality depth in the side. There is a chance they could have played against Copenhagen and it is anyone’s guess if they could have changed the game.
We will never know whether additional signings would have had a similar effect, whereas it seems rather unfair to criticise Celtic’s January deals off the back of one defeat.