The Daily Record team believe 3-1 that Leigh Griffiths should get a new Celtic contract.
Friday is D-Day for the club to take up the 12-month option on the striker’s contract, guaranteeing him another £1m in wages.
There has been no indication of a decision from Celtic but with the club in a state of disarray that isn’t too surprising.
Dom McKay is one week in the door shadowing out-going CEO Peter Lawwell, John Kennedy is Interim Manager on a game-by-game basis with the vacuum extended by the departure of Nick Hammond.
Griffiths hasn’t hit double figures in the SPFL since scoring 12 in the Invincible season under Brendan Rodgers but continues to be labelled the best striker at the club or in the country.
Two goals in 2021 don’t do much for his case but with Patryk Klimala sold and Odsonne Edouard expected to leave this summer after playing in the u-21 European Championships and Olympics Griffiths might get another deal, possibly offered on reduced terms, due to the lack of alternatives.
Should Leigh Griffiths get another 12 month Celtic contract?
Yes, he is a guarantee of goals
No, time up, too many chances
Asked whether Griffitha had a future at Celtic in their Monday Jury the Record reports:
Keith (Jackson): Probably not. Griffiths is a superbly talented striker but he’s burned one bridge too many since last summer. There is now a trust issue where his professionalism is concerned.
Craig (Swan): Griffiths is a goalscorer and they always have a future. He’s not going to be No.1 ever again at Parkhead, but he’s useful to have around as shown again at Aberdeen last midweek.
Michael (Gannon): He should have. You couldn’t buy a fringe striker who almost guarantees goals so why would you let one go?
Scott (Burns): He can. I would suspect he would need to take a major hit on wages and any new deal would need to be highly incentivised to get the best out of him. There is no doubt when he is in the zone he is still a top player.
