Celtic must land Ahmed Touba transfer

Celtic secured their first deal of the summer time switch window earlier this month after they sealed a permanent move for Cameron Carter-Vickers from Premier League membership Tottenham Hotspur.

After finishing a relatively profitable season-long loan spell with the Hoops final time period, which ended with Ange Postecoglou’s facet successful the Premiership title and boasting the best defensive record within the division, it’s straightforward to see why the membership had been eager to maintain maintain of the American.

To spotlight how essential he was for the Bhoys on the again, in Carter-Vickers’ 33 league video games, he racked up extra interceptions (43) than every other Celtic participant, together with the best average of clearances per sport (4.2).

Now that this deal has been confirmed, the Scottish champions have the remainder of the switch window to make any modifications to the squad that they see match.

By way of one other defender doubtlessly coming by the door at Parkhead, one man with whom the Hoops have been linked and who might give Postecoglou the prospect to kind an unstoppable duo alongside Carter-Vickers is Ahmed Touba.

After working his manner by Membership Brugge’s youth ranks, the centre-back left the membership on a everlasting foundation in August 2020 for a move to RKC Waalwijk. Since then, the Algerian has gone on to make 62 appearances for the Dutch facet throughout all competitions, scoring three targets and delivering two assists within the course of.

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To spotlight his defensive capabilities, the 24-year-old received extra tackles (32) than every other participant at Waalwijk this season and made the joint-highest variety of interceptions (57).

Described by journalist Chebli Ishaq as a participant with “has all of the belongings to succeed”, Touba actually appears to have what it takes to be a strong addition to Celtic’s ranks when it comes to his defensive attributes.

Having a participant like Carter-Vickers subsequent to him who has proven simply how spectacular he might be at Parkhead, this might make a possible pairing of him and Touba an unstoppable one for the Hoops.

With all this in thoughts, securing a deal for the Algerian this summer time ought to positively be in Postecoglou’s plans for the rest of the present switch window.

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