Celtic eyeing January midfield addition

Scottish champions Celtic are reportedly plotting a transfer to bolster their ranks in January, with supervisor Ange Postecoglou seemingly eyeing a brand new midfield recruit.

What’s the phrase?

In accordance with Football Insider, the Previous Agency outfit are mentioned to have put aside a ‘important’ sum in an effort to splash out on a brand new central midfielder within the winter window, with the title-winning coach set to obtain additional backing from the Hoops’ hierarchy.

The report means that the Parkhead giants are concentrating on a ‘confirmed’ asset who can line up in entrance of the again 4, regardless of having solely simply introduced within the likes of Aaron Mooy and Oliver Abildgaard over the summer.

Postecoglou has solely lately confirmed that the Glasgow facet have already shifted their consideration in direction of the upcoming window, with the January market having confirmed fruitful last term because the likes of Matt O’Riley, Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate all arrived by the door.

Ditch Ideguchi

That inflow of expertise additionally included Japanese midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi, though in contrast to the names talked about above, the 26-year-old has struggled to make an affect in his new environment, having turn into one thing of a forgotten determine at Celtic Park.

The arrival of a brand new acquisition may nicely be the ultimate straw with regard to the diminutive dud’s time on the membership, having beforehand been tipped for a departure over the summer season amid his struggles for sport time.

That lack of affect has largely been resulting from harm, nonetheless, with the previous Gamba Osaka man having sustained a knee issue only a matter of weeks into his time in Scotland, making certain that the 15-cap machine went on to make simply six appearances in all competitions within the tail-end of final season.

A further complaint at first of the present marketing campaign has once more stored the 5-foot-7 playmaker restricted to a watching transient, with the one-time Leeds United man having didn’t make an look up to now, albeit whereas that includes on the bench in three of the membership’s final 4 video games.

To not even earn a single minute of motion within the League Cup victory over Motherwell last week has seemingly emphasised simply how far down the pecking order the £15.5k-per-week outcast is at current, with any new addition solely set to additional hurt his slim likelihood of involvement.

Ought to a recent face arrive at Celtic Park within the New 12 months, it may nicely be the best time for Postecoglou to ditch his struggling asset, even when Ideguchi’s present deal is about to run till 2026.