Many Celtic supporters have been responding to a Twitter post in which the club have announced both Kristoffer Ajer and Mohamed Elyounoussi have been called up to the Norway squad for their upcoming international fixtures.
Lars Lagerbäck’s side is due to face Israel in a friendly, followed by UEFA Nations League ties with Romania and Austria later this month (as per BBC Sport).
Ajer has appeared 11 times in the Scottish Premiership so far this season for Neil Lennon’s side (as per Transfermarkt) and Elyounoussi has played 10 times so far.
Following the news that both have been called up by their national side, some of the Parkhead faithful flocked to the social media platform to make their feelings known.
How have the Celtic fans responded to the news regarding Ajer and Elyounoussi?
Recall Ajer. Can’t afford to have any more defenders getting injured or having to isolate.
— . (@French_Eddy22) November 2, 2020
Ajer has an injury, how can he attend international duties…
— Neil ????????? (@mcfadzean_neil) November 2, 2020
Come on now, he’s injured. Do we not have a duty of care for our players Celtic?
— Martin Willmott (@mwillmott68) November 2, 2020
Are you happy with the fact Ajer and Elyounoussi look set to join up with Norway?
Yes
No
Are we supposed to be happy about this?
— Iain McDowall (@dolebhoy) November 2, 2020
Pull them out
— Dalycfc (@Dalycfc1) November 2, 2020
That’s all we need
— BazMedia (@BMCA79) November 2, 2020
International football is inappropriate in this pandemic.. insane….
— Donegal Bhoy (@POSearcaigh) November 2, 2020
Noooooo! Lock them up!
— ?? Claire ?? (@MissClairey1888) November 2, 2020
It’s clear from the above responses that these fans, particularly with regards to Kristoffer Ajer, are concerned about the 22-year-old after he limped off during the 2-2 draw with Lille in the UEFA Europa League midweek (as per the Daily Record) and believe he should skip the upcoming international fixtures in order to ensure he is fit again for Celtic as soon as possible.