The Rocco Vata Celtic story continues this weekend as the young winger discovers he is linked with other clubs this season.
TBR Celtic told earlier this week how young Vata was being watched by Inter Milan as he impressed during Celtic Youth’s 2-0 win over Lazio in the Champions League.
The youngster is said to be frustrated by the lack of first-team action at Celtic and with his contract expiring at the end of the season, Vata will not be able to speak to clubs in January if the club link him to a contract. new case.
With his undoubted talent, the ‘fantastic‘ 18-year-old winger should, by now, at least have had an offer from Celtic but according to Sky Sports’ Anthony Joseph, it seems that the club haven’t yet approached the Republic of Ireland u21 international.
Taking to social media channel X, Joseph said, “Sampdoria have expressed an interest in Celtic forward Rocco Vata.
Vata’s existing contract expires this summer and Celtic will get around £343,000 in reimbursement if they submit a pre-contract next month.
“It is understood that Celtic have not made any official contract to offer him to Vata. “
For such a highly-rated and obviously sought-after player, it’s fair to think that Celtic didn’t even go that far to make an offer to Rocco Vata.
Scoring aims to make Celtic’s B team laugh and the existing first team obviously struggles to create chances, Vata would give Celtic some much-needed freshness and penetration until Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda recover from their injuries.
However, despite bieng heavily involved in Celtic’s pre-seaon tour of Japan, Vata is still nowhere to be seen when it comes to official domestic duty.
Brendan Rodgers issued a challenge to Vata at the start of the season and it turns out that with his lack of first-team minutes, the youngster is not up to the task.
I’m sure this saga will continue until Vata moves on or compromises his long career with the club. I sincerely hope that this is the last case and that Celtic enthusiasts will be able to see for themselves if they have a player on their hands.
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