Forgotten Celtic youngster Kundai Benyu has made a mixed start to his loan spell out in Sweden. The 21-year-old is playing for Allsvenskan strugglers Helsingborgs after sealing a year-long move to Henrik Larsson’s former side in February.
Benyu hasn’t made quite the same impact as the King of Kings yet though. He’s featured in five of their seven league matches so far, but only once from the start. The Zimbabwe international hasn’t netted or assisted yet but he was booked on his last appearance – a 3-0 defeat to Ostersunds.
Benyu has made just two starts for Celtic since signing from Ipswich in 2017. The flashy midfielder penned a four-year contract when he joined. That means he still has a further two years to run after this season.
An example of bad business
The midfielder can be added to the growing list of dud signings made by Brendan Rodgers and Lee Congerton. For all of the good work carried out by the Northern Irishman in his time at the club, he hasn’t half left us in a mess.
Celtic have 32 first team players on their books at the moment and that’s not including players like Benyu who are out on loan. The likes of Marvin Compper, Jack Hendry and Eboue Kouassi haven’t been seen in months. They’re also likely on pretty hefty wages meaning that it’ll be hard to find a club willing to pay for them.
The next Celtic manager must be completely ruthless this summer and force the deadwood out of the club. Even taking a hit on transfer fees and selling unwanted players for buttons makes sense. Selling Compper, Hendry and Kouassi could free up as much as £40,000 a week – that’s enough to get two quality players in.
Celtic must stop playing the long game with the likes of Benyu who realistically have no future at the club. Running down his contract with loan spells makes no sense. Selling him to free up wages does.
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