Anthony Joseph is reporting that Celtic and Lecce are unable to agree a loan fee for Gus Lagerbielke to join the Italian side.
The defender only joined Celtic in August from Elfsborg but it seems certain that he will be moving out this month after appearing to drop down to fifth choice central defender under Brendan Rodgers.
Lagerbielke came off the bench to secure Celtic’s first home win in the Champions League for a decade with a header against Feyenoord a month ago but since that match both Stephen Welsh and Maik Nawrocki have started matches in the absence of Cameron Carter-Vickers.
UPDATE: Celtic and Lecce are yet to find an agreement for the loan of centre-back Gustaf Lagerbielke.
It’s understood there’s a gap in valuation over the loan fee.
The Serie A club remain interested in him, but would need the Hoops to lower their asking price. https://t.co/Gko9KrZSbl
— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) January 10, 2024
With Liam Scales starring every match since the end of August the hoops have a surplus of central defenders when everyone is fit and available.
Lagerbielke did sign a five year contract when he moved from Elfsborg at the start of the season but with a loan deal being discussed his Celtic prospects appear bleak.
If you look at the media it is full of Celtic feelgood articles with new poster boy Scott Brown leading the field.
i thought Scott was a lot better player than he was allowed to be due to idiotic tactics but he is being used to cover up the lack of action in the transfer market.
Gary McAllister is also stating, with permission, that Celtic are “untouchable” as in they don’t need to worry about new buys.
This will go on through January.
No-one is crying out we need a new goalkeeper or any other weakness we might need to address in this window.
It’s all good in the hood.