Under the tutelage of Chris Hughton, Brighton & Hove Albion bagged an unprecedented promotion to the Premier League last term as they finished 2nd in the Championship table and impliedly, garnered an automatic promotion spot.
With the prospect of plying their trade in arguably the toughest league in the business, their target would be to access the rendezvous point, and thus, it goes without saying that they would need to make the necessary ramifications before the transfer window shuts down.
One of the players who is deemed to be a surplus to the requirements of the club is Jamie Murphy. If one of the recent reports are to be believed, Scottish Premiership outfit, Celtic, are in the race to sign the Albion winger, with their arch rivals, Rangers and Championship outfits in the shapes of Sunderland and Fulham also very keen to lure him in their ranks.
The Seagulls have slapped a price tag of £4m on his collar, and their promotion has a big hand in dictating his price. However, the apparent interest from the Celts isn’t a whimsical one.
Murphy emerged through the youth ranks of Clyde and Motherwell and was then given the uplift to the senior side of the latter. It was during his time with the Steelmen when he cultivated a footing for himself and started to attract attraction from the football fraternity. He tasted the game on the English soil after his move to Sheffield United and after a couple of productive seasons, Brighton & Hove Albion made him put his pen to the paper in the summer of 2015.
The Hoops have put a quality player on their radar and there is no denying this. The 27-year-old is undoubtedly an asset with truckloads of experience and is versatile enough to be stationed on the left wing, central attacking midfield as well as a striker.
Last campaign, Brendan Rodgers knitted a fine balance among the proven veterans and the blossoming starlets which earned his employers the domestic treble and would like to continue to do so for the interest of the club in the coming season as well.
Murphy holds the ball really well up front, links up with his teammates meticulously and has a perennial tendency to find the back of the net. Besides, the Scot intends to chalk out scintillating outputs in the final third and understands the technical aspects of the game in an intriguing manner. Personally, it might be beneficial for him too, as the move to the Celtic Park will offer him Champions League football as well as domestic supremacy with the Hoops.
