Already tender: Celtic could spend £8m on ‘fantastic’ Jan replacement

Now that the Scottish Premiership season is over and the title as soon as once more secured, Celtic want to begin fascinated by what occurs subsequent in the summertime switch window.

With the SFA Cup last towards Dunfermline subsequent weekend, the Hoops board might want to determine and rent a long-term successor to Martin O’Neill within the dugout.

The choice at hand him the reins till the top of the season in January proved to be the correct one as he led the workforce to the title forward of Saturday’s sport towards Hearts.

Past that, the Hoops will not even be competing for a title subsequent season, so they should enhance their workforce to stay as dominant as they’ve been in earlier years.

Because of such ruthless switch enterprise, one participant who might lose his place within the beginning lineup is correct winger Yang Hyun-joong.

Why Celtic have to signal Yang Hyun-joong improve

The South Korean worldwide began 28 video games within the Premiership for the Scottish giants and completed the season with eight targets and one help in 31 appearances.

A return of eight targets in 28 begins isn’t a daunting return for a right-footed ahead, however the bar for Celtic’s wingers has been set larger in current seasons by the likes of Jota, Daenen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn.

Within the 2024/25 season, Kuhn scored double figures (13 targets) and ‘massive probabilities’ (11 targets) within the Premiership for Celtic earlier than shifting to Como in Italy for £16.5 million final summer season.

Nonetheless, Yan has not been capable of attain double figures for Hoops this season in targets, ‘massive probabilities’ creation or assists, regardless of being the primary alternative proper winger all season.

Celtic ought to subsequently contemplate an improve deal for a Korean ahead who can present targets and assists extra recurrently within the league subsequent time period.

Celtic might signal an £8m winger to exchange Jan this summer season

The Hoops might signal a good higher winger than Younger by making one other transfer for the star participant they tried to signal within the January switch window.

Celtic tried to signal Fares Gegemis from Frosinone for a “vital” price within the winter window, however he selected to stay in Italy. Now that now we have gained the Premiership and have been capable of provide him the Champions League, we will persuade him.

His kind in Italy’s second division suggests they need to come again for him, with the left-footed star scoring 18 targets and assists, described as “implausible” by scout Chebri Ishak.

The Algerian worldwide completed the 2025/26 Serie B marketing campaign with double figures for targets (15 targets) and creation of “massive probabilities” (11 targets), suggesting he has the standard the Hoops have lacked within the huge areas in current months.

Wolves and Norwich have not too long ago reportedly made bids of round £8m to signal the attacker, however he has no real interest in a transfer to the English Championship.

However that price ticket suggests simply how a lot Celtic must shell out to carry the left-footed star to Parkhead to strengthen their squad this summer season, if they’ll persuade him to depart.

Guedemis, who scored on his debut for Algeria towards Guatemala in March, has proven constant high quality as each a scorer and purpose creator and may very well be a participant price recalling to see if the workforce can persuade him.

Not like Yan, the Algerian ahead achieved promotion to Serie A with Frosinone this season, proving he can recurrently rating targets and help as a part of a workforce competing for the highest flight.

So, if the Italian facet are prepared to commerce at that degree and may get the ahead to comply with a transfer to Glasgow, the Hoops ought to push the boat out to land the 23-year-old expertise on an £8m deal.