The 2016-17 campaign of the Scottish Premiership has been a cakewalk for Celtic owing to the fact that they have appeared to be miles ahead of their fellow league sides. With the League Cup and Scottish Premiership title in their bag already, the Celts paved their way to the final of the Scottish Cup which could eventually hand them the domestic treble and a complete territorial supremacy.
Brendan Rodgers would be keen to make the most out of the impetus that he has finely carved with the support of his men and the summer transfer window would enable them to pile up to the quality they have at their disposal. Finding a strong footing in the Champions League should be the next target for the Glasgow giants and reportedly, one of the blossoming young prospects to have linked with a move to the Celtic Park is Dutch Eredivisie outfit, FC Utrecht’s promising fullback, Giovanni Troupee.
Troupee has been a mainstay in Utrecht’s side and has attracted plenty of interest from the football fraternity. We have been accustomed to the calibre which Kieran Tierney has put on display week in and week out under the tutelage of Rodgers and Troupee might be the next youngster to be assigned the role of taking the club forward. In 29 Eredivisie appearances so far this season, the 19-year-old has bagged 3 goals, registered 2 assists to his name, apart from making 2 tackles, 1.3 interceptions, 2.6 clearances and 0.3 blocks per game on an average which are testaments of his intriguing flamboyance and resilience at the same time.
Troupee is a modern day fullback who provides a offers a lot of attacking option to his club. The starlet has made the right-back position pretty much his own and has performed beyond expectations. Apart from his dynamism, he is well built and has raw pace in his legs which enable him to toil up and down the pitch. He accelerates in a timely manner, never refrains from getting into the tight areas and nullifies the dangers whenever he sees them. The energy which the Utrecht youth product has shown time and again is exemplary, to say the least.
The Dutchman crosses the ball consistently well, has that quality in his deliveries and despite not being a finished product at this stroke of the hour, he has all the requisite potent armours in his weaponry to get to the very top. Given his age, he is only likely to better and once he falls under the guardianship of the former Liverpool manager, there is no doubting that he could be a massive hit at Celtic.
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