Scottish Premiership side, Celtic haven’t really been very active this summer in terms of their recruitments as their arch rivals, Rangers have been. After tasting domestic success in the previous season by clinching the League Cup, Scottish Cup and Scottish Premiership title, Brendan Rodgers and his troops have imposed a galvanizing supremacy on the domestic soil and what would be of paramount importance for them in the upcoming season, is the continuity of the same.
The Hoops are seemingly relying heavily upon the group cohesiveness and are looking to make signings that would enhance the quality of their arsenal rather than going for quantity.
Their summer signings in the shapes of Kundai Benyu, Jonny Hayes and Olivier Ntcham are the testaments to the same, but then, considering the domestic endeavours as well as the Champions League commitments of the Celts, one might anticipate one or two more signings before the transfer window shuts down.
One of the latest reports has stated that the Glasgow giants are very keen to lure Bournemouth’s attacker, Max Gradel to the Celtic Park this summer.
Gradel had been serially undervalued at the Vitality Stadium based club and was handed merely 13 appearances by Eddie Howe during the last campaign. The 29-year-old is in the peak phase of his career and in order to refrain from stagnating himself at the Premier League club, he himself might be vouching for an outlet, with Sunderland and Toulouse also keen to make him sign on the dotted line.
Known for his mobility, tenacity and relentless toil throughout the pitch, the Ivory Coast international is a player with sheer attacking instincts. His bursts of pace and movements on and off the ball create havoc in opposition’s defence and he has the requisite technical understanding of the game to ply his trade at the highest level.
Besides, when entrusted with the license to thrive, he creates adequate goal scoring chances for his teammates and scores himself as well, and this is something which has dented terribly ever since his move to Bournemouth.
The Bhoys are due to face Rosenborg BK in the second leg on Wednesday after they battled out a stalemate during their first encounter of the Champions League play-off round. If they manage to get into the group stages, they will really need to make a statement of intent with their signings and signing someone as experienced as Gradel would perfectly fit their bill.
