Many Celtic fans have been discussing the latest update involving Niclas Eliasson that recently emerged on social media.
The Scottish Sun have recently reported that Celtic are looking to make a move for Bristol City wing-back Eliasson and the club’s head of recruitment Gary Penrice scouted him in his club’s loss to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup.
It has been stated that Celtic will move for Eliasson if another bid for Alfie Doughty fails.
The report claims that Eliasson was first eyed by the Bhoys at the start of 2020. This update involving the Hoops left many Celtic fans talking. They took to Twitter to express their opinion about the club’s chase of Eliasson.
The guy could be a good player, I don’t know as I’ve not seen him play but I’d rather we went after a natural LWB instead of trying to “convert” a player into one.
— Kev Murray (@KevMurrayOff) September 28, 2020
Should Celtic sign Eliasson?
Yes
No
Why not just buy a lwb ?
— TONY CARROLL (@papatony7) September 28, 2020
— Jamie (@Jamie67_) September 28, 2020
Never seen a minute of Niclas Eliasson play but I know he’s better than Greg Taylor so take.
— Liam (@LK95_) September 28, 2020
Eliasson is a left midfielder by trade and he can also play on the right side of the midfield. The report from the Scottish Sun states that while the 24-year-old is being looked at, Charlton Athletic’s Doughty remains the club’s first choice.
Eliasson’s current deal at Bristol City runs out in the summer of 2021. He directly contributed to 15 goals in 37 Championship appearances last season. Some other Celtic fans also made their opinion clear about the 24-year-old.
Eliasson out of contract next summer, pre contract in January incoming
— kieran byrnes (@kbyrnes95) September 28, 2020
Bringing in Eliasson covers three positions if it happens. All for him coming in bags of pace & an end product. Can play LB, LM & RM much better going forward than defending mind you.
— Mire CSC (@TheMireCSC2002) September 28, 2020
Some of these Celtic fans would like to see Eliasson at Parkhead, with one fan saying that he’d want to see the club sign the Swede because he’s better than Greg Taylor.
The Bhoys have played in a back three multiple times in recent weeks and Eliasson is someone who can play on either side of the midfield.
The Hoops don’t have a single out-and-out option for the left midfield position as Greg Taylor is primarily a left-back (as per Transfermarkt).
Because of that, it is understandable why Celtic could want Eliasson and a move for the 24-year-old would seemingly make sense for them.