Chris Davies has given Celtic fans hope that Patrick Roberts could return to the club.
Nice appear to be making a very serious bid to sign the winger from Manchester City with the clock ticking towards tonight’s 11pm deadline for the Champions League play-off round.
Roberts developed a real affinity for Celtic during his 18 month loan spell but has to make a cold, hard decision about his playing future.
Despite a few appearances for Manchester City during their pre-season build up it seems unlikely that Pep Guardiola will have the time to help develop any young talent in a side where they pay £30m for a back up full-back.
???? CD on @patrick7roberts: “The situation is always open because the window is still open. Not something I can give you too much on.”
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) August 7, 2017
Celtic have been in contact with Manchester City since the end of last season with the strong suggestion that a deal has been agreed between the clubs.
The final decision will be down to Roberts with Davies sending out the signals that the England youth star is very much in the thoughts of Brendan Rodgers.
“We really enjoyed working with Patrick, there is always going to be a home for him here if that suits everybody,” the Evening Times reported the Celtic assistant manager saying.
“They have been talking and the situation is always open to a certain extent because the transfer window is still open.
“We’ve got the players that are with us working and fighting right now, we’ve been scoring and creating goals, so if something extra happens then it’s all positive, but if not we’re ok.
“All I know from our part is that we value the player, rate the player, and I’m sure if it was right for everybody then something would be done but we can’t really control that at the moment, we just focus on our work here and see how that one evolves.
“Pat at the moment is playing for Man City, he’s featured for them, so I can’t comment too much on it.
“All I can tell you from my side and speaking for the manager is how much we enjoyed working with him, and the rest will take care of itself.”
After the win over Hearts on Saturday Brendan Rodgers told Sky Sports that he was still working on transfers.