Celtic are in “talks” to signal “thrilling” £7m ahead

Celtic want so as to add extra firepower to Brendan Rodgers‘ squad earlier than the summer time switch window formally slams shut firstly of September.

The Hoops head coach admitted earlier this month, after the crew’s 4-0 win over Newcastle United in a pre-season pleasant, that the membership should add extra targets to the crew.

When requested about what Celtic must do out there, Rodgers mentioned: “I feel it is bringing targets to the squad. Particularly once you rating 4 targets, it looks as if you are okay. However we misplaced an essential participant in Kyogo [Furuhashi] in January. He introduced us plenty of targets. We misplaced Nicolas Kuhn. He introduced us plenty of targets. Matt O’Riley even final summer time.

“So regardless that we scored plenty of targets final season, we nonetheless need extra. And our ambition is to have extra. So I feel all throughout the entrance areas, we’ve got to be energetic in an effort to give us that depth we’d like.”

The Scottish Premiership champions now should enter the market to search out gamers who can present Rodgers with higher choices on the high finish of the pitch forward of subsequent season.

Celtic have proven that they’re prepared to enter a various vary of markets to search out new expertise, together with the Netherlands, as proven by their transfer for Giorgos Giakoumakis in the summertime of 2021.

Celtic hit the jackpot with Giorgos Giakoumakis

The Greek worldwide was signed on a everlasting deal from VVV-Venlo after his distinctive return of 29 targets in 33 matches in all competitions for the Dutch aspect within the 2020/21 marketing campaign.

Giakoumakis arrived at Parkhead as a prolific scorer within the Netherlands and joined similtaneously Kyogo Furuhashi below Ange Postecoglou, competing with the Japan worldwide for a spot within the beginning XI.

Throughout his 18-month spell in Glasgow, the Greek centre-forward showcased his high quality in entrance of purpose by scoring regularly, regardless of not often beginning matches.

Giakoumakis ended his profession in Scotland with a return of 26 targets in 57 matches in all competitions, which included a haul of 19 targets in 40 Scottish Premiership outings.

As you’ll be able to see within the desk above, the skilled ahead solely began 15 of these 40 league matches for the membership, which makes his tally of 19 targets all of the extra spectacular.

Giakoumakis was in a position to adapt to Scottish soccer after coming over from the Eredivisie, and Celtic might repeat the blinder they performed once they hit gold with the striker by signing one other attacker from the Netherlands.

Celtic in talks to signal Danish winger

In response to Sky Sports activities journalist Anthony Joseph, Celtic are in “talks” with Dutch aspect Go Forward Eagles over a possible deal to signal winger Jakob Breum.

The reporter claims that the Hoops are persevering with discussions with the Eredivisie outfit after that they had a number of bids turned down for the 21-year-old expertise.

Joseph states that the Scottish Premiership champions have already had two bids swatted away by Go Forward Eagles, the newest of which was value as much as £2.6m.

He provides that the £2.6m bid fell ‘means brief’ of the membership’s valuation of Breum, which has been reported elsewhere to be across the £7m mark, and talks are actually ongoing to search out an settlement.

It now stays to be seen whether or not or not the Hoops are ready to considerably enhance their provide in an effort to strike a deal for the versatile winger, as there seems to be an enormous hole between their newest bid and the way a lot Go Forward Eagles worth him.

Why Celtic ought to signal Jakob Breum

The Hoops ought to signal the £7m-rated expertise as a result of he might be a wonderful addition to the squad as a flexible and gifted younger star who might add plenty of worth to the crew.

His versatility, in the beginning, is an enormous asset. Breum predominantly performs on the left flank, with 60 profession begins in that function, however he has additionally began 27 video games on the suitable flank and 29 matches as an attacking midfielder, which exhibits that Rodgers might use him in a wide range of methods.

The Denmark U21 worldwide might additionally observe in Giakoumakis’ footsteps as one other medical finisher to return over from the Netherlands, albeit in a distinct space of the pitch.

Within the 2024/25 Eredivisie, Breum scored ten targets from 6.27 xG and produced 8.35 xG heading in the right direction. This primarily signifies that the standard of the pictures he took from 6.27 xG elevated his xG by greater than two, which exhibits that he’s an extremely deadly finisher.

In addition to being a top-quality finisher who might present targets on a reasonably common foundation, simply as Giakoumakis did at Parkhead, the Danish teenager can be a wonderful creator from the attacking midfield and huge positions.

As you’ll be able to see within the desk above, the Celtic goal ranked extremely amongst his positional friends within the Eredivisie when it got here to creating probabilities and helping targets for his teammates.

These statistics present that Breum, who was described as an “thrilling” expertise by Sport Republic video scout RDF Ways, is an attacking participant who has the standard to attain and help targets at a powerful price.

Because of this the 21-year-old expertise might observe in Giakoumakis’ footsteps as one other profitable attacking signing from the Eredivisie, as he seems to have all of the instruments to be a wonderful participant for Rodgers to name upon subsequent season.

After all, it will likely be all the way down to Breum to make sure that he adapts to Scottish soccer and hits the bottom working, getting as many minutes as he can, and the ahead’s versatility might assist with that, because the teenager can fill so many positions.

It’s now as much as Celtic, although, to extend their bid in an effort to persuade Go Forward Eagles to half methods with the medical attacking midfielder this summer time.