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title: "Celtic: Hoops urged to move on from Edouard"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-05-18T13:10:46Z"
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# Celtic: Hoops urged to move on from Edouard

**Paul Robinson believes Odsonne Edouard has played his last game for Celtic and has told the club to ‘wipe the slate clean and start again’.**

### The lowdown

According to [Football Insider’s Celtic source](https://www.footballinsider247.com/edouard-wants-out-regardless-of-new-celtic-manager-appointment/), Edouard has made clear his desire to leave the club in the summer, regardless of the identity of Neil Lennon’s successor.

[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/05/11/transfer-notebook-arsenal-weigh-move-moussa-dembele-mikel-arteta/) have named Leicester City as frontrunners for a £15million-£20million deal.

Edouard has spent four seasons in Glasgow, having initially joined on loan before making a permanent move in 2017.

Over the course of 168 appearances in green and white, he’s scored 83 goals and provided 37 assists (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/leistungsdaten/spieler/344152)).

This season, he fired [18 league goals](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-premiership/top-scorers) for the distant Scottish Premiership runners-up.

That was enough to finish the campaign as top-scorer, but it was a slight dip from his [2019/20 tally](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/leistungsdaten/spieler/344152/plus/0?saison=2019) of 21.

Former Celtic star Chris Sutton [urged fans](https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-e6xn9-dd2cf56?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share) to look beyond his goals and face the reality of his ‘[sub-standard](https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-e6xn9-dd2cf56?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share)‘ performances amid the club’s struggles.

### The latest

Robinson suggested that a clean break before the start of a new managerial era could be good for Celtic, reacting to the claims from a Hoops source that the French starlet wants out.

“Edouard has been linked with the Premier League for some time,” he told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/edouard-has-played-his-last-game-for-celtic-amid-key-updates-robinson/amp/).

“I think now, the way things are all changing at Celtic, it’s time for him to move on.

“With a new manager coming in and everything else, Celtic need to wipe the slate clean and start again.

“I think you can say he’s played his last game.”

### The verdict

If even a new manager has no hope of winning Edouard over, then it’s time to let him go. With [one year left](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/odsonne-edouard/profil/spieler/344152) on his deal, it may be the club’s final chance to make a healthy profit on their initial investment.

If they receive the fee predicted by the Telegraph, they will be well-placed to conduct their necessary rebuild, even after giving PSG a part of the profits.

The long-term challenge for the club, of course, is changing perceptions. They don’t want to be a stepping stone for young talents, but at the moment, the money and prominence on offer in England is too much for players like Edouard to turn down.

**In other news, [Kevin Campbell is unconvinced by this possible Celtic signing](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-kevin-campbell-unconvinced-by-potential-josh-doig-signing/).**