Anthony Joseph doesn’t expect Luis Palma to become a Celtic player until Wednesday or Thursday.
That sort of timescale throws in doubt reports that Celtic are hoping to get upto five transfer deals completed this week.
If Palma isn’t signed until Wednesday or Thursday it is looking highly unlikely that there will be a raft of new faces in Brendan Rodgers’ side at Ibrox on Sunday.
UPDATE: Aris FC winger Luis Palma is due to arrive in Glasgow later this week to finalise a £3.5m move to Celtic.
It’s understood the player is still waiting on clearance to travel to the UK.
He should arrive on Wednesday or Thursday to complete his medical and paperwork. https://t.co/R4fOP7YMx4 pic.twitter.com/o5Qyf67m0e
— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) August 28, 2023
As a Honduran national Palma will need a visa and work permit to join Celtic.
Stephen McGowan of the Daily Mail revealed Celtic’s interest in the ARIS Thessalonika winger late on the 23 of August with the clubs appearing to agree terms on the transfer fee and add-ons soon afterwards.
Although there are some issues with flights to the UK a medical could take place in Greece or elsewhere to speed up the process.
Brendan Rodgers isn’t expected to meet the media until Friday lunchtime which falls after the Champions League draw and before the Transfer Deadline and Sunday’s Glasgow Derby at Ibrox.
3 signings tops I think.How many times have we been here on the run up to deadline day to be disappointed.Palma and two loans,that’s mesticking my neck out.Hope I’m well wrong but that’s what I think
I think you might well be right Eamonn. My only hope is that the probable loans will be loans to buy and of similar quality to CCV & Jota (no laughing at the back please!). I hope to god I’m wrong and we pull the quality signings out of the bag but I fear we’ve seen this movie one too many times before.
right then this saga has all the markings of NL when Celtic were going for 10 in a row it was chaos the team was not playing at all some 1 in the board room is slowly dismantling Celtic fc it’s plain to see.
I’m of big jock’s era stood out side at park head 5y old with snotty nose t shirt waiting to be lifted over the turn styles I’ve see a lot. But nothing like this when AP left his comment was he has taken Celtic as far as he can so what you can out of that believe you me there is a trojon horse some wheat in that board room