Sky Sports just confirmed it: Celtic has officially lodged an enquiry for Egyptian winger Haissem Hassan, the Real Oviedo star. While any new blood sounds good, this news drops right into a summer that’s been an absolute mess for the Bhoys, painting a seriously bleak picture of what’s happening at Paradise.
Celtic’s Transfer Market Dithering Is Becoming a Disaster
Martin O’Neill is screaming for reinforcements, we all know it, but the club is moving at a snail’s pace, just like usual this summer. Remember last season’s dramatic title-winning comeback in May? Two of our heroes from that, Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi, were lowballed and unbelievably blocked from coming back to Glasgow. The manager even specifically asked CEO Michael Nicholson and CFO Chris McKay to tie them down! But nope, the Hoops hierarchy kiboshed it all, probably because those guys don’t have much resale value. And get this: the club allegedly fed the mainstream media some scandalous propaganda about Iheanacho’s wage request, but that was shot down instantly by updates from Turkey. What a joke!
What Hassan’s Enquiry Means For a Bleak Future
Now, with Ipswich Town officially talking to Celtic about selling Daizen Maeda, the update on Hassan just makes things look even worse. This club’s policy of refusing to sign anyone until they clear others off the wage bill is absolutely wrecking our chances on the pitch. The UEFA Champions League play-off is right around the corner again, and where’s the meaningful strengthening? It’s barely happened! Former Celtic captain Paul Lambert, along with others, has been warning everyone: after narrowly escaping last term, we won’t get away with this constant feet-dragging and delaying again. Now we’re without Iheanacho, Saracchi, and potentially Maeda. Anthony Joseph, the Scottish journalist, confirmed the Hassan enquiry, noting the Hoops are keen on the 24-year-old Egypt international, who impressed at the World Cup and has one year left on his contract. But honestly, at this point, we’d settle for just maintaining what we have, never mind building for success.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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