According to Anthony Joseph Belgian side Mechelen have made an offer to sig Stephen Welsh on loan.
The defender has made over 60 appearances over the last four seasons but has rarely been a first pick with a succession of central defender signed in that period.
Welsh signed a new extended contract early last season and seemed to be trusted by Brendan Rodgers ahead of Gus Lagerbielke and Maik Nawrocki.
Further arrivals are expected in defence this summer, at the age of 24 Welsh is at the stage in his career where he really needs to put together a solid season of appearances and progress.
At 22.58 on Friday Sky Sports reported:
KV Mechelen have made a loan offer for Celtic centre-back Stephen Welsh.
A number of other clubs in the English Championship are also interested in the 24-year-old.
It’s understood the Hoops are assessing their centre-back options – and also the possibility of bringing another one in to partner mainstay Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Celtic are open to offers for Gustaf Lagerbielke and Yuki Kobayashi.
Despite playing regularly in Celtic’s four pre-season matches the return of Cameron Carter-Vickers will almost certainly result in Welsh dropping back down the pecking order.
Rodgers would probably prefer to see other central defenders moving out ahead of Welsh but there seems to be solid interest in the Academy graduate that isn’t there for others.
Celtic do require four Academy trained players in their UEFA squads, last season Welsh, Tony Ralston, Callum McGregor and James Forrest filled those slots.
If player wants regular football might be good for three involved there league is on a par with spl he has been a good servant to Celtic the way things are going in Rodgers might need him if we don’t get the players we are after
Too good to go out on loan. This could be ‘his year’.
That Celtic board are a disgrace they are embarrassing to Scottish football they have millions lying in the back and we have signed fuck all barr 2 keepers honest that board have been to long at paradise its time toget shot of the cowards but if we dont buy a LB CB MID.F STRIKER I hope the fans wake up and cancel there ST that board are dirty greedy Tories scumbags.
Well said John,the board are taking Brendan and the fans for mugs ,which they undoubtedly are ,this goes on every transfer window, we’ve got all that money in the bank and once more haggling and penny pinching on loanees and frees , nothing changes Brendan must have been told and swallowed a lot of pish to come back under the very same conditions he bolted the last time round,this board know Celtic fans will keep buying STs and merchandise no matter how bad they get treated by liewell and company.
Keevins on S/S on Friday said Celtic will set the price of C//L Package according to what they think the fans can afford and what they think is a reasonable price.
What does that old turncoat know? He must really need the money.
Is he being blac*mailed or something!?