Our resident Celtic fans here inside the Football Transfer Tavern are still coming to terms with the club’s humiliating defeat to Lincoln Red Imps in the Champions League qualifying stage.
It has been one tough week for the Bhoys here in the Tavern, with the landlord dishing out stick on a scarily frequent basis!
After the defeat, talk in the Tavern immediately turned to which players Rodgers needs to offload and who he needs to sign ahead of the start of the new SPFL season.
News regarding Celtic is swirling in the Transfer Tavern with winger James Forrest being earmarked for an exit from Celtic Park this summer – with Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn Rovers a potential destination.
With this news under consideration, our landlord has compiled a list of THREE players who could follow Forrest out of the Scottish club this summer……
Nadir Ciftci
The former Dundee United striker has found it hard to adapt to life at Celtic, and is pretty far down the pecking order when it comes to strikers at the club.
The signing of Fulham striker Moussa Dembele pushes Ciftci further down that order, and it would not be a surprise to see the 24-year-old depart Brendan Rodgers’ side this summer.
A number of clubs will surely be keen on a move for the striker, who showed some excellent form whilst at Dundee United.
Charlie Mulgrew
The 30-year-old defender has been linked with a move to Carlos Carvalhal’s Sheffield Wednesday – and it would be no surprise to the Celtic fans here in the Tavern if he departed.
The former Wolves man has been at Celtic since 2010 and it may be time for Mulgrew to move on as he reaches the latter stages of his playing career.
Kris Commons
Seemingly not in the first-team plans of manager Brendan Rodgers, a move away for the ex-Derby County star may be the best course of action to take.
The 32-year-old has been at Celtic since 2011, and it may be beneficial for the winger to depart Celtic Park in pursuit of first-team football.
A move to the Sky Bet Championship would surely be the level the Commons should aim to move to, and there would surely be a host of clubs interested in signing the experienced midfielder.
