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title: "Celtic: Journalist tips Neil Taylor as possible Hoops target"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-09-28T18:35:33Z"
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# Celtic: Journalist tips Neil Taylor as possible Hoops target

**[The Daily Record’s Mark Pirie](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/7-celtic-free-agent-solutions-25083848) has suggested Celtic could be wise to look into a move for free agent Neil Taylor.**

### The Lowdown: Taylor still without a club; Celtic’s left-back woes

Taylor, who won [43](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neil-taylor/leistungsdaten/spieler/67416) caps for Wales, is still [without a club](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neil-taylor/profil/spieler/67416) after leaving Aston Villa in the summer.

The 32-year-old spent [four-and-a-half years](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neil-taylor/transfers/spieler/67416) at Villa Park and made [103](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neil-taylor/leistungsdaten/spieler/67416) appearances in the Midlands but is yet to find a new team.

Celtic have had their issues at left-back recently after Greg Taylor required shoulder [surgery](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/greg-taylors-celtic-injury-timeframe-25031792), with outcast Boli Bolingoli returning for [one](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/boli-bolingoli/leistungsdaten/spieler/168156) appearance and [Josip Juranovic](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josip-juranovic/leistungsdaten/spieler/362977) switching over from right-back on a few occasions.

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### The Latest: Pirie’s suggestion

Pirie shared a story on [The Daily Record](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/7-celtic-free-agent-solutions-25083848) on Tuesday morning, looking at seven free agents who could solve solutions in Ange Postecoglou’s squad.

One of those was Taylor, with Pirie describing a potential cut-price move as a ‘savvy piece of business’.

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### The Verdict: Worth a punt?

Teenager Adam Montgomery is [highly thought of](https://theathletic.co.uk/2849616/2021/09/26/celtics-left-back-mess-is-symptomatic-of-the-clubs-deeper-problems/?article_source=search&search_query=devlin) by Postecoglou and could be viewed as the club’s long-term left-back answer, so bringing in Taylor for nothing could help the youngster’s development.

If Postecoglou isn’t sure on Bolingoli long-term, and with Greg Taylor out, bringing in another Taylor, who has close to [150](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neil-taylor/leistungsdaten/spieler/67416) games of experience in the Premier League could be a shrewd move, which would then give him three options when the Scot returns from injury.

***In other news: [Kieran Devlin drops worrying 9-word response on Karamoko Dembele as Celtic injuries pile up.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/celtic-devlins-response-on-dembele-injury/)***