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title: "Celtic open to summer offers for Liel Abada"
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author: "Chloe Chadwick"
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published: "2023-03-22T19:41:00Z"
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# Celtic open to summer offers for Liel Abada

**[Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/) are open to offers for forward Liel Abada with an approach already being plotted this summer, according to reports.**

### The Lowdown: Abada scouted in January

The Hoops winger only made the move to the [Scottish Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) back in 2021 so isn’t out of contract until [2026](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liel-abada/transfers/spieler/519514), but being Ange Postecoglou’s [second](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/103/Show/Scotland-Celtic) top-performing offensive player, has been generating interest.

[The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4130667/2023/02/02/inside-southamptons-transfers-survival-first-approach-and-quenching-thirst-for-a-striker/) report that Southampton have identified the 21-year-old as an ideal target having sent scouts to watch him in January, with a view to making their move at the end of the season.

Maccabi Petah Tikva president Avi Luzon, the player’s former club, recently [admitted](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liel-abada-rejected-new-celtic-29500453.amp) that he thinks the Israel international will leave Parkhead at the next available opportunity. He said:

“I believe he will be sold in the summer to the Premier League. There were talks already in the last window, but he didn’t want to be sold.

“They offered him a contract extension and I know he didn’t agree, because he wants to be sold. I don’t know the names of teams, but there are offers and I believe at a probability level of over 90% that he will move to the Premier League in the summer.”

### The Latest: Saints plotting approach

According to the Daily Mail (via the [Southern Daily Echo](https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/23400655.amp/)), Southampton are ‘ready to pounce’ for Abada following a ‘breakdown’ in talks to extend his stay at Celtic.

The St. Mary’s outfit are claimed to be ‘long-term admirers’ of their target and are ‘likely’ to try their luck ahead of the new term.

It’s stated that a fee of £10m would be ‘enough to tempt’ the Bhoys into sanctioning a sale with the boss having already committed to using transfer funds to invest further into his squad.

### The Verdict: Don’t let him go

Abada won the Best Young Player [award](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liel-abada/erfolge/spieler/519514) in the Scottish Premiership in 2022 and considering the positive impact he makes, it’s important that Celtic don’t let him leave in the summer.

The Hoops attacker has posted [15](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liel-abada/leistungsdaten/spieler/519514) goal contributions in 29 league outings so far this season and he’s currently averaging [3.55](https://fbref.com/en/players/1339039e/Liel-Abada) shots per game, form which has seen him receive [three](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/412540/Show/Liel-Abada) man-of-the-match awards.

The Petah Tikva native is also [comfortable](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liel-abada/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/519514) playing out wide on both the left and right flanks alongside up front, making him an extremely useful option to have in the building.

Abada has been [dubbed](https://twitter.com/buntingfootball/status/1423322397248208896?s=46&t=cVYwodEwJ5KqH22eIl4UYA) a ‘dangerous’ player by journalist [Josh Bunting](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball) and even the thought of losing him is a huge blow.