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title: "Celtic: Hoops missed out on Bright Osayi-Samuel in January"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-hoops-missed-out-on-bright-osayi-samuel-in-january/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2021-03-05T14:35:15Z"
modified: "2021-03-05T14:35:15Z"
---

# Celtic: Hoops missed out on Bright Osayi-Samuel in January

**Celtic failed to convince former QPR winger Bright Oyasi-Samuel to move to Parkhead in January, according to reports in Turkey.**

### Bhoys miss out

The 23-year-old had just six months left to run on his Loftus Road deal before eventually opting to join Mesut Ozil at Fenerbahce.

[Reports](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-transfer-rumours/celtic-bhoys-ready-to-open-negotiations-for-bright-osayi-samuel/) emerged back in December that suggested former manager Neil Lennon had put arrangements in place to bring Oyasi-Samuel to Celtic next summer before he eventually resigned from his position at the club.

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The Nigerian forward was touted as a player that was “destined for the Premier League” by his former boss Mark Warburton (cited by [West London Sport](https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/osayi-samuel-destined-for-premier-league-but-should-stay-at-qpr-says-warburton)), but opted not to choose that path.

[Fotospor](https://www.fotospor.com/haber-fenerbahce-emre-belozoglu-bir-imkansizin-daha-pesinde-brobbey-426209?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=26302f2aa0d19c8f83c034b03211ad82ae0644ed-1614929002-0-AX_oU1KptJg4HMu3d7pUEhUkRKBUlcR3u7m1yg2s_Oj46K1UXXK6u7k3Fi9ALbHEWxsaw-CcMWGb7JmklYpwD8cYmS4vBXafE2aM1HjMSxhHzP2hcLGKt25KaTQ3XhhXFwhFWIgYNTswq24easU9aRoTK40SNpRohszKrYTmr40VF2Yzly-w_nKTevmSM0-9ygLMGZlXfCV5Xc91vsQ2ZYYn6wXu8j0fOdFYVpjiK3YFy9a-UY36HizbqEXF5hnxQTM-hVArsMEoGMtQrvA9Mbk1nS3sdY9UonsOoOya-QydnSAzuTPVLGGLRfcwz_iPEsBzMtUT7Bc2X1PTCpgst8aVVkAEowGsC7IefWw5gvzyQYj1dTX3mbnPFDPQo1KhHibDu4iYxPOVdlwQmuf4f3_8kkJDdxzwO_-mrwpWsGhTNcwdTEi8MMjMOxvWL7Vp-5Hlurb8QsgN0p-2ydOscl0) revealed that both Celtic and Rangers were willing to pay £5m to secure his services but failed to reel him in – he scored 13 goals and provided 13 assists in 115 outings before his QPR departure ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bright-osayi-samuel/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/358948)).

### Transfer Tavern Verdict

While it will be disappointing for the supporters that they missed out on a player with huge potential, he can’t really be blamed for following Ozil to Turkey.

Having signed a [five-year contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bright-osayi-samuel/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/358948) with the Super Lig club, Osayi-Samuel will inevitably be off the Parkhead radar and Dominic McKay will have to work hard to make the necessary first-team improvements this summer.

With new staff [reportedly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-nick-hammond-position-at-risk-as-bhoys-seek-huge-changes/) being put in place in the summer, time will which other attacking players the Hoops have on their wish list.

*In other news, **[Celtic-linked manager responds to Parkhead rumours; Mourinho once dubbed him ‘incredible.’](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-steve-clarke-responds-to-parkhead-hot-seat-links/)***