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title: "Celtic: Ajeti, Barkas and Bolingoli set to leave"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/ajeti-barkas-bolingoli-celtic-exit-rumours/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2022-01-23T11:10:54Z"
modified: "2022-01-23T11:10:54Z"
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# Celtic: Ajeti, Barkas and Bolingoli set to leave

**Celtic trio Albian Ajeti, Vasilis Barkas and Boli Bolingoli all look set to leave the club this month, according to [The Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/transfer-news-live-rangers-celtic-26018786)’s Gabriel McKay.**

### The Lowdown: Exits needed

The Hoops have been extremely busy when it comes to incomings this month, with Michael Nicholson finalising [five](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/transfers/verein/371) signings for Ange Postecoglou’s squad in January. Midfielder Matt O’Riley was the latest to move to Parkhead, penning a deal until [2026](https://www.celticfc.com/news/2022/january/20/celtic-delighted-to-sign-matt-o-riley/) from MK Dons.

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It seems as if Celtic’s focus now is on moving players out of Glasgow in the final days of the window, with [three Neil Lennon acquisitions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neil-lennon/spielertransfers/trainer/6266/plus/0/galerie/0?station_id=236382) in line to leave the club.

### The Latest: McKay’s claim

McKay shared a transfer news recap on [The Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/transfer-news-live-rangers-celtic-26018786) on Saturday evening.

Within his report, he said that Ajeti, Barkas and Bolingoli all ‘look set to go in the opposite direction and follow Leigh Griffiths out of Celtic Park’.

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### The Verdict: Flops

Celtic paid £4.5m for both [Ajeti](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53755841) and [Barkas](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53559787) and £3m for [Bolingoli](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48861383). That has proven to be £12m not well spent, with the trio [hardly featuring under Postecoglou](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/celtic-glasgow/leistungsdaten/verein/371) this season.

Hopefully the Hoops can recoup the majority of the £12m they spent on those three players, but that could be a big ask for CEO Nicholson with only a few days remaining in the transfer window.

If you use [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/)’s valuations, for example, the Hoops could land just £4.95m, as [Ajeti’s](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/albian-ajeti/marktwertverlauf/spieler/195906) value has dropped from £4.05m to £2.25m as a Celtic player, [Barkas](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/vasilios-barkas/marktwertverlauf/spieler/248658)’ going from £4.5m to £1.35m and [Bolingoli’s](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boli-bolingoli/marktwertverlauf/spieler/168156) falling from £2.7m to £1.35m.

***In other news: [‘Absolute travesty’ – Journalist reacts as Celtic swoop for Jota now in ‘doubt’](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-benfica-optimistic-of-jota-return/)***