Celtic’s top transfer target named and likely to join the club this summer
With less than 48 hours left in the January transfer market, Celtic and Rangers are attempting to wrap up their business for the month.
Since the Ibrox club has been more active than the other team, there are rumors that they are almost finalizing a deal to sign Oscar Cortes, a Colombian winger. Although the Hoops have just acquired German winger Nicolas Kuhn to their roster, recent sources indicate that fans may expect to see some additional faces.
The Scottish champions are anticipated to give priority to a left back and a striker, and trades may soon take place, according to the Daily Mail via the Glasgow Evening Times. According to the article, Brenda Rodgers intends to sign “at least two more” players before the window closes.
Additionally, it is stated that loan players will be the targets and that England will be the “most likely marketplace.” Nat Phillips, a center back that Celtic signed from Liverpool in the summer, has subsequently returned to Anfield after his loan stint in Glasgow’s east end failed to produce any results.
Though there are clear connections, Owen Beck, Phillips’ Liverpool teammate, won’t be making the move. The defender impressed at Premiership opponents Dundee in the first half of the season, and the Hoops and Rangers were connected with a potential January transfer. However, he has since made appearances for his parent club and appears ready to return to Dens Park for the remainder of the 2023–2024 campaign.
England-based attacker Joe Gelhardt of Leeds United is another player that Celtic is reportedly interested in this month. Glasgow has been mentioned as a potential destination for the England youth international, who might go on loan from Elland Road this month. However, when these rumors first surfaced a few weeks ago, they have been viewed with skepticism.
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