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title: "Celtic: Pete O’Rourke makes Cameron Carter-Vickers claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2022-03-29T11:34:27Z"
modified: "2022-03-29T11:34:27Z"
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# Celtic: Pete O’Rourke makes Cameron Carter-Vickers claim

**Journalist Pete O’Rourke has claimed that Celtic’s chances of keeping loanee Cameron Carter-Vickers will be given a ‘huge boost’ if they win the Premiership, as per [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/87988812-celtic-major-summer-deal-depends-on-champions-league-football%EF%BF%BC).**

### The Lowdown: Premier League interest in Carter-Vickers

The Hoops brought in the USA defender from Tottenham last August and have an [option to buy](https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1432839838974287875) the centre-back in the summer for an initial [£6m](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/12508514/celtic-hope-to-seal-permanent-jota-and-cameron-carter-vickers-deals) fee.

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They were hoping to secure a permanent transfer in [January](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11787/12508514/celtic-hope-to-seal-permanent-jota-and-cameron-carter-vickers-deals), but as we know, that failed to materialise.

Carter-Vickers, who has been labelled [‘quick’](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/19130330.woodgate-reveals-carter-vickers-heavily-list-middlesbrough-boss/) by Jonathan Woodgate, has been a regular under Ange Postecoglou and has now made more appearances for Celtic than [any of his previous clubs](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cameron-carter-vickers/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/341049).

### The Latest: O’Rourke’s comments on Carter-Vickers

Talking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/87988812-celtic-major-summer-deal-depends-on-champions-league-football%EF%BF%BC), O’Rourke had this to say on the Hoops’ chances of making a move permanent, believing that a Premiership triumph and subsequent Champions League group stage qualification would give the club a ‘huge boost’ over a full-time deal for the 24-year-old:

> “A lot will depend on Champions League football. If Celtic win the league and offer Champions League football, it will be a huge boost for their chances of signing Carter-Vickers.”

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### The Verdict: Important few months

Postecoglou’s side find themselves in a strong position heading into the final stages of the campaign, with a domestic treble still on the cards. They will take on rivals Rangers three more times this season, twice in the Premiership and once at Hampden Park in a Scottish Cup semi-final.

The two league fixtures could well decide who will win the Premiership, and with Celtic [three](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-premiership/table) points clear at this moment in time, four points from a possible six would be huge.

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That could then have a big say on the future of loanees Carter-Vickers and Jota, and you’d expect that the pair will both play a vital role in the Hoops’ fortunes over the next few months.

***In other news: [Update emerges for Ange on Celtic ace stretchered off on international duty](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/johnny-kenny-return-ireland-u19s-celtic/)***