A number of Celtic fans have been reacting to the news that young striker Jonathan Afolabi has gone out on loan for the remainder of the season.
The 20-year-old will spend the rest of 2019/20 at Championship side Dunfermline, who confirmed the loan deal on their official website dafc.co.uk on Monday, and Celtic’s Twitter channel @CelticFC later relayed the news to fans of the club.
https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1221788883010097158?s=21
Following his impressive displays for the Republic of Ireland at last summer’s European Under-19 Championship, when he was named in UEFA’s Team of the Tournament, the Hoops signed Afolabi from Southampton despite him never having played a first-team game at St Mary’s.
It is a pattern that continued for the youngster at Celtic, where he never managed to even make the bench in a senior competitive match, and Football Insider claimed last week that several teams in the lower reaches of the English Football League had been hoping to strike a deal for him, with the 20-year-old indicating a desire to play first-team football.
After Afolabi’s loan to Dunfermline was confirmed, these Celtic fans took to Twitter to give their views on the move:
Game time will do the lad good
— TommyR (@KennyDal7) January 28, 2020
Another brilliant bit of transfer business…. Out of interest – how many of these projects do we sign and actually see in first team?
— D. Hollywoodthebhoys (@DHollywoodtheb1) January 27, 2020
Good move for the lad. 👌
— Steggs (@steggsybhoy) January 27, 2020
Lad has talent and this looks a good move for him to push on😎
— ⚫Hector Francesco (@Martin_Celt67) January 27, 2020
Good move for him
Their fans seem really nice— Dom1983 (@dommclaughlin83) January 27, 2020
Aye superb bit of business imo
— Sean Black (@SeanBlack14) January 27, 2020
Do you think Afolabi needed a loan spell away from Celtic having been unable to make a breakthrough at Parkhead? Can you see him getting in the Hoops’ team in the future? Comment below with your views!
