Celtic’s recruitment has been under heavy fire in recent times.
But if you look across Europe, several former Celtic players are making a name for themselves following their trophy-winning success at Parkhead.
From Odsonne Edouard sitting top of Ligue 1 with RC Lens in France to Matt O’Riley enjoying himself at Marseille.
Then there is former Celtic defender Carl Starfelt, perhaps making the loudest of noises in La Liga with European-chasing Celta de Vigo.
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Starfelt has piled on the misery and pressure on Xabi Alonso over the weekend when his Celta de Vigo side beat nine-man Real Madrid 2-0 at the Bernabeu.
Despite Madrid possessing attacking threats like Kylian Mbappe, Vinícius Junior, Jude Bellingham, and Arda Guler.
Starfelt was able to marshal his defence, not just towards three points, but a clean sheet, as there are now calls for Alonso to be sacked ahead of Madrid’s Champions League showdown against Manchester City.
Starfelt’s Celtic career in numbers
It’s interesting that Starfelt is playing at the heart of the defence in La Liga, on a stage like the Bernabeu, and producing such performances.
Celtic could do with a player of his services right now, especially with Wilfried Nancy coming in with his new system.
But the Sweden international has already written his name into the legendary books in Glasgow, and is regarded as one of Celtic’s most underrated players of recent times.
- Games: 87
- Wins: 68
- Draws: 8
- Losses: 11
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 2
- Trophies: 6
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