Chris Sutton says he understands why the Celtic Fans Collective have already released a statement about the club’s summer business.
The Collective have criticised chairman Brian Wilson for ‘reneging’ on his promise to improve communication ahead of this season.
In fairness, there’s very little to talk about. The club haven’t even confirmed Martin O’Neill’s backroom staff yet, and there’s nothing in the way of transfer business — other than selling deadwood players.
Sutton has rightly acknowledged that fans have seen this before:
👀 A reasonable figure?
Chris Sutton on Celtic’s transfer business: ‘It shouldn’t take this long’
Sutton wrote in the Daily Record: “Martin needs help – on and off the pitch.
“I get that there might have been financial and contractual issues surrounding Maloney and Fotheringham.
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“But if those two were the ones O’Neill wanted, the club should have been bending over backwards to sort it out as soon as possible.
“It shouldn’t take this long. Time is ticking and current players are going to start filtering back for preseason in the next week to 10 days, and then you consider the huge amount of work needing done to bolster this group.
“Rangers have already brought in a new manager and signed a reliable goal scorer. Hearts have had a rough month but they have brought in five new players.
“Celtic are now days away from pre-season, and the dugout hasn’t properly been confirmed yet – and that’s before they even get to signing players.
“That’s why I totally understand why fans are nervous for what is ahead the rest of this summer. The Celtic Fans Collective have already put out a statement criticising the board and it’s still only June.
“But I get it. They’ve seen this before. I got some stick for raising the alarm bell early in preseason 12 months ago but it was because I could see the potential problems coming down the pipeline.
“There’s time to avoid a repeat, but it is marching on.
“Interim chairman Brian Wilson said in his interview on club television last week it was going to be a busy time. Then get to it.”
Name your figure to bring Saracchi to Celtic…
Celtic yet to open talks to sign Marcelo Saracchi
Marcelo Saracchi is reportedly open to a permanent move to Glasgow, but has serious interest from MLS and Turkey.
He reportedly won’t hang around waiting for Celtic to do a deal.
Celtic reportedly scheduled talks with Saracchi and his representatives in late April, shortly after he returned from injury.
Saracchi finds himself out of favour at Boca, after falling behind Lautaro Blanco in the pecking order before being banished from the squad after the Club World Cup.
Racing Club are reportedly interested in Saracchi, but Boca would reportedly prefer to sell him to a team outside of Argentina.
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