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title: "Celtic: Ewan Henderson failing to convince"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-09-25T10:15:53Z"
modified: "2021-09-25T10:15:53Z"
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# Celtic: Ewan Henderson failing to convince

**Ewan Henderson’s prospects at Celtic appear to be fairly bleak, [The Athletic’s Kieran Devlin](https://theathletic.com/2839456/2021/09/22/celtic-score-raith-rovers-league-cup/) says.**

### The lowdown

21-year-old Henderson [has yet to feature](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ewan-henderson/leistungsdaten/spieler/447066/plus/0?saison=2020) for the Hoops this season, with Ange Postecoglou even overlooking him for the Scottish League Cup clash with Raith Rovers on Thursday.

Henderson, a product of the club’s youth system, has had stints on loan at Ross County and Dunfermline Athletic (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ewan-henderson/profil/spieler/447066)).

He’s made [10 Celtic appearances in total](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ewan-henderson/leistungsdaten/spieler/447066/plus/0?saison=2020), the last of which came way back in January when he came on for the final 26 minutes of a goalless draw with Livingston.

Back in 2019, Brendan Rodgers [had touted him](https://www.celticfc.com/news/15677) as a ‘big talent’ after he notched a ‘beautiful’ assist on just his second first-team appearance.

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### The latest

In a discussion for The Athletic, a fan made the case that Henderson ‘could be a useful player’ for Celtic ‘going forward’.

But Devlin replied that he wasn’t sure ‘people internally’ rate him highly enough. He’s apparently failed to convince them ‘he’d good enough to be a squad player’.

### The verdict

It’s one thing struggling to secure a *starting* role, but when you aren’t even viewed as a viable *squad* option, then it looks very bleak indeed.

Henderson’s [contract is up in the summer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ewan-henderson/profil/spieler/447066) and it very much looks like he’ll be headed out the door barring a pretty dramatic turnaround.

He’s sadly failed to live up to Rodgers’ initial billing.

**In other news, [Chris Sutton reacts as he learns of yet another setback](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-chris-sutton-reacts-to-giorgos-giakoumakis-setback/).**