Marcelo Saracchi has fully exposed just how inadequate Michael Nicholson is in his job.
On Wednesday night the Minutes of a meeting between Nicholson, Brian Wilson and Martin O’Neill surfaced on Facebook.
By Thursday morning they were on Celtic fan media. By the afternoon legacy media including BBC Scotland, Sky Sports and the Daily Record were on the story.
Basically Nicholson can’t cope with agents. The CEO of a football club can’t deal with an absolute essential element of his job. While picking up £17,000 a week in wages.
In-between times details emerged about the state of play with Saracchi.
On loan at Celtic last season he was the perfect back-up for Kieran Tierney.
When it came to the crunch on Matchday 38 Saracchi sprung forward to create the decisive goal against Hearts that won the SPFL title. In the 86th minute.
A week later the Uruguayan defender helped Celtic to win the Scottish Cup.
We are ran like a fucking joke ? pic.twitter.com/jwRC071666
— k_07 (@K_h__1888) July 16, 2026
In media terms that is a genuine ‘Come and Get Me’ message. Ignored by Nicholson.
Eight weeks on from lifting the Scottish Cup Saracchi’s career is in limbo.
He missed out on a place in the Uruguay World Cup squad and has been left to train with the Boca Juniors outcasts.
For a fee of between £1-1.5m he can be bought.
Some one that wants to play for Celtic, who is prepared to live in Glasgow.
MICHAEL NICHOLSON- CELTIC’S INVISIBLE MAN
As close to an open goal as Nicholson will get. Only free agent Kelechi Iheanacho would be an easier deal to conclude.
Alas it has turned out to be beyond the capabilities of Celtic’s £17,000 a week CEO.
The man that announced that the club’s ambition is to be world class in everything that they do
Clearly that doesn’t apply to Recruitment and the post of CEO.
Nicholson’s confession came in front of the Celtic Chairman and Manager.
They have questions to answer about how they allow someone so obviously incompetent to continue in such an important job.
Not that anyone at Celtic is ever held accountable.
As fans watch a car crash of a close season being played out, one that makes the circus last summer seem like a model of efficiency and forward planning.
Nicholson is utterly hopeless. I never thought I’d miss Lawwell but at least that arsehole could complete a transfer deal…eventually.
This is sickening, he needs to go yet Otto Von “If a million people tell me I’m wrong I don’t care” O’Bismarck will do nothing to remedy this issue.
Jesus wept, and so did I. Every time I read about another AdidasxCeltic announcement.
Get them all to fck. Including O’Neil
I’ve absolutely no respect for O’Neil . None at all .
F***** incompetent wasters the lot of them. We need to get rid of them all and quickly. If none of them can do transfers bring in someone who can. There must be a few agents or ex agents who will act as consultant/advisor to get deals done.
If O’Neill doesn’t walk after this then he deserves everything he gets, he looks like an absolute sapphire as it is with these kints throwing him under a bus. Total boycott of all things Celtic.
And IF Nicholson was to bugger off,
would McKay be automatically shuffled up to the CEO role…?
On an interim basis, and then given the job permanently – just like Nicholson?
Don’t have to mess about with job adverts or interviews that way… 🙁
Just heard about Iheanacho. Now it is definitely time for Nicholson to fuck right off. Incompetent doesn’t even begin to ecplzin him. Take Saint Martin of Desmond with you. A complete board stooge.
He has confirmed it via his Instagram that they tried everything but the club didnt conclude the deal …
If only, If only we had Jim Gillespie as our CEO eh…
We might get some fu**in players…