‘Scary…’ Alan Hutton reacts to who Celtic are about to sign before transfer deadline day
Celtic have left it late, but it seems as though transfer deadline day is about to pick up pace.
It’s better late than never because Celtic fans were starting to get worried about how the January transfer window would pan out.
It has been a window not many would have predicted, expected, or dare it be said, wanted, even though Jota returned to Parkhead.
That’s because Kyogo Furuhashi left Celtic and Kieran Tierney isn’t due to come back until the summer when his Arsenal contract expires.
It has left Celtic’s squad weaker, even though the team is pushing for the Treble and Brendan Rodgers has to prepare for two huge matches against Bayern Munich.
Not ideal heading into deadline day, so when the hours were passing by and no new names were arriving, it was rightfully starting to frustrate the supporters.
But all of that has now changed.
Alan Hutton reacts to Celtic’s ‘scary’ deal for Jeffrey Schlupp
It isn’t a surprise, with Celtic looking for short-term options, Rodgers has opted to go for somebody he knows well because Jeffrey Schlupp is close to joining.
Alan Hutton explained that he played against the versatile Crystal Palace player when he was at Aston Villa and how he has ‘so much experience’ under his belt, as he told Premier Sports.
The former right-back also admitted that Celtic’s squad, ahead of
Schlupp arriving, now looks ‘a little
bit scary’.
Even I have played against him,” said Hutton. “That’s why I was asking you earlier what age he was. But only 32, with so much experience and to add that quality to the squad is a little bit scary.
“He can fill in a number of positions. Left-back, he can play further forward. I know Michael (Stewart) has just spoken about Maeda, Jota and all these kind of guys, so it’s probably not for there, at this moment in time.
“But he can do a job in multiple positions. If they can get that over the line with the experience. Look, they are in a good place already. But looking at the Champions League and things like that. It’s obviously a huge help. Another good addition if they get it done.”
Jeffrey Schlupp’s Premier League record
Who is Schlupp? Learn all about the man about to don the famous Celtic colours and aim to win more trophies in his career.
Even though the 32-year-old is a Palace player, his most famous moment in football came when he helped Leicester City win the Premier League title in 2016.
From playing up front, at left-back, in the middle of the park or on the flanks, he has played in many positions, so in that sense, he is going to be a very useful squad player.
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