Celtic could possibly be in for a busy finish to the summer time switch window as they appear to their enterprise over the road earlier than the deadline passes tonight.
Firstly, a club-record deal to signal central midfielder Arne Engels is on the verge of being accomplished after he arrived in Glasgow to place the ending touches on his transfer.
The 20-year-old expertise is about to place pen to paper on a contract with the Scottish giants after a payment of £11m was agreed with German facet Augsburg.
Engels is probably not the final central midfielder to stroll by the door at Paradise this night, nevertheless, because the Hoops need to add an alternative choice in that place.
Celtic closing in on Scottish star
In keeping with Sky Sports activities, the Scottish Premiership champions are closing in on a late deal to signal midfield dynamo Luke McCowan from rivals Dundee.
The report claims that the 2 golf equipment are finalising an settlement that can see the 26-year-old midfielder transfer to the Glasgow giants on a everlasting foundation.
It states that Premiership facet Hibernian have had 4 bids turned down for the left-footed maestro, together with one which was price as much as £800k.
Sky Sports activities reveals that the Bhoys have agreed a payment of £1m to signal the midfielder, whose contract was because of expire at Dundee subsequent summer time.
Dangerous information for Paulo Bernardo
This signing might come as dangerous information to considered one of Brendan Rodgers’ different summer time signings in that space of the park this summer time – Paulo Bernardo.
The Portuguese midfielder re-joined Celtic on a everlasting foundation from Benfica this summer time after spending the 2023/24 marketing campaign on mortgage however might now discover it troublesome to get minutes within the facet.
Matt O’Riley’s departure has opened up an area in midfield subsequent to Reo Hatate and Callum McGregor however the £11m payment set to be spent on Engels means that he has been earmarked to fill it.
That implies that it might then be all the way down to McCowan and Bernardo to struggle it out to be the primary reserve and first choice off the bench, and it’s a battle that the previous might win – primarily based on their respective kind final season.
23/24 Premiership | Luke McCowan | Paulo Bernardo |
|---|---|---|
Appearances | 37 | 22 |
Objectives | 10 | 3 |
Assists | 5 | 3 |
Huge probabilities created | 9 | 4 |
Tackles + interceptions mixed per recreation | 2.5 | 1.4 |
Stats through Sofascore | ||
As you may see within the desk above, the £1m-rated star outperformed the Portuguese gem out and in of possession, regardless of enjoying for a facet that was decrease within the desk.
He scored over 3 times as many targets and created over twice as many ‘huge probabilities’ from a central midfield place, while he additionally made 1.1 extra tackles and interceptions per recreation.
McCowan was hailed as a “game-winner” by former Hibs man Marvin Bartley and his statistics within the Premiership for Dundee again up that remark, as he supplied unbelievable high quality as each a scorer and a creator of targets.
Due to this fact, his arrival needs to be dangerous information for Bernardo, within the short-term at the very least, as his presence within the squad might restrict his recreation time this season, regardless of O’Riley’s departure.
