Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers has personally recognized an “aggressive” midfielder as the perfect successor to Callum McGregor, and he might be accessible for simply £3m – £3.5m in the summertime switch window, based on a report.
McGregor nonetheless key participant for the Hoops
McGregor stays an necessary participant for Rodgers, with the membership captain having fun with one more glorious season within the Scottish Premiership, choosing up eight objectives and two assists, having made 45 appearances in all competitions.
As such, the Glasgow-born midfielder is clearly nonetheless an enormous a part of Rodgers’ plans, however given that he’s set to show 32 in a few months’ time, it might be time to begin fascinated by long-term replacements, who may be a part of in the summertime switch window.
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£780k-per-year Celtic participant who Rodgers loves now set to depart Parkhead
Brendan Rodgers desires him to remain at Celtic, however could now be pressured to let him transfer on.
Final week, it was revealed that contact has been revamped a deal for FC Augsburg midfielder Elvis Rexhbecaj, who can be attracting consideration from Besiktas and Parma, and there has now been one other replace on the Scottish facet’s curiosity.
In line with a report from Soccer Insider, Rodgers is personally driving the transfer for Rexhbecaj, having recognized the midfielder as an excellent successor to McGregor, with the supervisor viewing midfield as a precedence place to strengthen this summer season.
The central midfielder might be accessible on a budget, too, with Augsburg prone to sanction his departure for the comparatively low charge of round £3m – £3.5m, nonetheless, the deal might not be as straightforward because it initially appears.
The 27-year-old has made it clear he’s joyful at Augsburg, which signifies he might not be eager about a transfer to Parkhead, however the determination might be taken out of his fingers if the German facet select to money in.
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Celtic’s upcoming fixtures |
Date |
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St. Johnstone (a) |
April sixth |
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Kilmarnock (h) |
April twelfth |
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St. Johnstone |
April twentieth |
“Aggressive” Rexhbecaj impressing in Germany
Augsburg sporting director Stefan Reuter praised the Kosovan for his “aggressive and passionate model of play” upon his arrival in Germany, and he has since gone on to ascertain himself as a key participant for the Bundesliga facet.
The Prizren-born maestro has made 25 appearances in all competitions this season, incomes himself a call-up to his nationwide facet, and he was on the scoresheet for Kosovo of their current 2-1 victory towards Iceland.
That mentioned, the Kosovo worldwide might want to enhance his objective return if he’s to interchange McGregor on a long-term foundation, provided that he has scored only one objective for Augsburg within the Bundesliga this season, whereas additionally scoring simply twice final time period.
Regardless, at simply £3m Rexhbecaj can be a low-risk addition to the Celtic squad this summer season, so it’s promising information that Rodgers has recognized him as a goal.