Some Celtic fans have been talking about the club’s usage of January signings Ismaila Soro and Patryk Klimala.
The Hoops signed Soro from Israeli club Bnei Yehuda for a fee of £2 million last month. They also signed Polish striker Patryk Klimala for a fee of £3.4 million from Polish club Jagiellonia Bialystok.
Are Soro and Klimala 'waste of money' for Celtic?
No, they are taking their time
Yes, they're pointless signings
Hoops-related page CelticGossip talked about the two signings on Twitter and how they’ve been used by Neil Lennon since signing. It got many Hoops fans reacting and making their opinions known.
The fact Bayo came on instead of Klimala yesterday was a bit of a strange one for me
— Bernie68 (@bras68) February 24, 2020
Mind was made up on Klimala after Clyde game. Soro will be another Bangura, lets get real.
— PaullyWally1993 (@PWally1993) February 24, 2020
Lawwell tried to convince us these were the two investments needed to secure NIAR. One is 4th choice striker, the other can’t make the bench.
— Russ McGill (@MnBhoy) February 24, 2020
If we win the league ASAP they can be drafted in , as can shved, and we can concentrate on europe and the scottish cup with players lenny trusts
— Mick Nicholson ???? (@Mickey_Bhoy_88) February 24, 2020
I feel sorry for Soro. I just wish he hadn’t said that we were a stepping stone to Liverpool. At this rate it’ll be Blackpool (joke)
— The Retro Celtic (@RetroCeltic) February 24, 2020
People don’t realise that it’s difficult to bring new players into already successful teams. Particularly if they’re from other countries and even more so if they’re young. Give them a full pre season and see how things go.
— RLBelly (@RyanLongBelly) February 24, 2020
Waste of money singing this pair..Money should have been used to keep Forster and Mo Elyounoussi.
— jack (@penecelt) February 24, 2020
Klimala has already made his debut for the Hoops first team. His debut came against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup in January, while he also played 75 minutes of the cup clash against Clyde, getting an assist in that game. He has also made two substitute appearances in the Premiership.
What do we think?
While Soro is yet to make a single first-team appearance, Klimala making some appearances shows that both players could well get more chances in the future.
The club is currently 12 points clear at the top and once the Premiership title gets sealed, Soro and Klimala may get some chances to play.