There has been an extra charm in the way Celtic have carried on their affairs on the domestic soil and quite intriguingly, Brendan Rodgers has registered a thumping impression on the green and white crops. The Bhoys have already won the league silverware and merely have formalities to cater to in the top tier of Scottish football with the dreams of a domestic treble well and truly on.
They have fired on all cylinders and their whopping lead of 24 points over second-placed outfit, Aberdeen, is a testamentary reminder of their brutally ruthless domestic form. One of the key players for them this season has unarguably been their sensational hitman in the shape of Moussa Dembele. The 20-year-old poacher has banged 17 goals in 29 league appearances so far and has emerged as one of the hottest properties in Scottish football.
However, the talented Frenchman is already linked to many European heavyweights who would leave no stone unturned to pull him away from the Celtic Park in the summer. Worryingly, the Celts do not have the best of financial muscles in the continent and might have to actually let Dembele leave the club in the summer transfer window, which implies that the former Liverpool boss needs to take proactive precautionary measures.
One of the players who have reportedly been put on the radar by Rodgers is another scintillating starlet, Henry Onyekuru. The 19-year-old has found the back of the net on 12 occasions and also has 7 assists to his name in the top tier of Belgium football this campaign and has been on the lips of the football fraternity for a notable period now. But considering the impact Dembele has inked at Celtic, can Onyekuru really fill the big boots?
At the onset, it does appear that he can. Capable of playing on either wing, the Nigerian is equally apt of being manoeuvred as the centre-forward as well. With blistering pace, he outruns the opponents’ defence in the blink of an eye and is a calm and composed poacher up front. Besides, he creates plenty of goal scoring chances for his teammates as well which does make him a perfect commodity to be used right up front.
Onyekuru is still young and far from being a polished product but he has the requisite quality and calibre to be plying his trade at the very top. Owing to his creative edge and clinical finishing techniques, he can really excel and thrive in a top notch side like Celtic and under the brilliant tutelage of Rodgers, he can really excel, thrive and take his stature to the next pedestal.
