Celtic fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest reported transfer rumour surrounding the Scottish club.
This comes after Celtic news Twitter account @Celtic_HQ1 shared a post on their page saying that the Hoops want to sign Crystal Palace midfielder James McCarthy on loan this summer.
This was also reported by 9omin, which claims that Celtic want to sign McCarthy as a potential replacement for Scott Brown.
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Celtic fans who were quick to share their thoughts on this potential deal.
Here’s a sample of Celtic fans responding to the post:
Celtic want McCarthy on loan.
— CelticFC_HQ ? (@Celtic_HQ1) August 31, 2020
Please no , he is rotten
— Gerry Traynor (@traynorgerry7) August 31, 2020
The 29-year-old, who is currently valued at £3.6 million has made a total of 256 Premier League appearances throughout his playing career in which he has scored 13 goals and provided 16 assists along the way (per Transfermarkt).
29 year old James McCarthy is the man Celtic want to replace Scott brown who may possibly retire after securing 10 in a row tho realistically I think brown has one more season left at the top myself
— MIDFIELD?GENERAL (@Paolomacca1972) September 1, 2020
In the 2019 summer transfer window, McCarthy signed to Crystal Palace from Everton for a fee of £2.97 million.
Am I missing something, but how does signing James McCarthy prepare us for Scott Brown absences in the team?
Yes Scott is getting older, yes perhaps a half a yard slower and of course he can’t go on forever but James McCarthy is not a suitable replacement. #DifferentStyles
— 3rdFrame (@The3rdFrame) August 31, 2020
In the 2019/20 season at Palace, the Irishman made 33 league appearances for the club in which he earned himself a season rating of 6.42/10 (per WhoScored).
James McCarthy to Celtic?? just what we need another Centre Mid
— Mark Nesbitt (@MarkNesbitt1888) August 31, 2020
Now that this news has found its way onto Twitter, this sparked a huge reaction with lots of Celtic fans sharing their thoughts on the possibility of McCarthy joining the club this summer.
However, there were some Celtic fans who were quite happy with the idea of this potential deal.
Brilliant,Quality player..
— -?????????9???????? (@penecelt) August 31, 2020
Would you take James McCarthy on loan this summer?
Yes
No
If Celtic can keep McCarthy fit he will breeze the league ?
— Dale Michael McGovern?? (@DaleMMcGovern) August 31, 2020
It appears that the majority of these Celtic fans are not crazy about the idea of McCarthy signing to the club on loan this summer.
It will be interesting now to see if Celtic approach Palace to take McCarthy on loan this summer and if Palace would be willing to let him go or not.