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CRAIG SWAN: Maybe nervous is the right word, but you definitely have to be vigilant at times because it’s a key time to get the signings, and the smart ones.
SCOTT BURNS: There’s still more than two weeks to go. There’s plenty of time. Yes, Celtic want to raise quality but remain transparent at the top of the table. I would expect cases of default.
MICHAEL GANNON: Not yet. It’s a tricky time to close deals quickly, unless they come from markets like Japan or the United States. Nicolas Kuhn is on his way, but the Celts would possibly have to wait until last year to secure the other two signings they want.
CRAIG: Clément could use the striker. Other than that, it turns out to have a moderate team. It’s about “wants” and not “needs. “
SCOTT: They’re for a left-back and you can see why. Borna Barisic is out of contract this summer and Ridvan Yilmaz is also attracting steady interest. So it makes sense to look for a long-term solution.
MICHAEL: I’d still want a left-back, some other full-back and also a centre-back, so there’s a lot of work to do.
CRAIG: It’s kind of funny, but you were hoping that the other people in your club would have the right contacts to approve and get investments.
SCOTT: It got people talking, so from that point of view it was job done. Yes, it might not have been everyone’s cup of tea but it got maximum exposure. it remains to be seen, though, if Taylor Swift invests.
MICHAEL: It did its job because it was noticed through millions of people and ended up in the national news. If you’re helping someone who has a lot of money get ahead, it will have worked wonders. The tongue-in-cheek video, however, Well’s long-term finances are obviously no laughing matter.
CRAIG: Jack Butland; James Tavernier, Stuart Findlay, Liam Scales; Owen Beck; Matt O’Riley, Callum McGregor, Abdullah Sima; Lawrence Shankland, Bojan Miovski, Kyogo Furuhashi.
SCOTT: Butland; Tavernier, Frankie Kent, Lewis Mayo, Joe Shaughnessy; O’Riley, Luke McCowan; McGregor; Miovski, Shankland, Sima.
MICHAEL: Butland; Tavernier, Kent; Scales, Beck; McGregor, O’Riley, David Watson; Sima, Shankland, Kyogo.