Former Celtic youngster who claims the club saved him is looking for a new side after being spotted in free agent XI

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The transfer window is in full swing and Celtic are working hard to give Brendan Rodgers the tools he needs to succeed.

Celtic have made five signings this transfer window but would still like a centre-back, right winger and a striker at the very minimum.

They’ve also been busy moving on the deadwood at Celtic Park as Maik Nawrocki and Gustaf both left the club and more expected to follow out the door.

Former Bhoys are also looking for new clubs and one who owes a lot to Celtic is on the hunt for a team now.

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Dylan McGeouch looking for new club after Carlisle United release

Dylan McGeouch is one of the few to have played for both Glasgow clubs after he left Celtic’s academy to join Rangers in 2008, only to return in 2011.

His game time was limited and in the end the midfielder left to search for opportunities elsewhere, largely playing in England.

McGeouch was at Carlisle United for the 2024/25 season but left after their relegation to the fifth tier of English football.

In a bid to find a new club, the 32-year-old linked up to form part of a Professional Footballers’ Association XI against Worksop Town.

It ended in a 4-1 win for the PFA XI as McGeouch played the first 45 minutes before being one of 11 half-time changes.

Dylan McGeouch claims Celtic helped him take ‘the right path’

Although he was never a regular during his professional stint with the Hoops, McGeouch has still always been grateful for the impact Celtic have had on his career.

During an interview with the Daily Record in October 2012, the midfielder admitted his life could’ve gone very differently.

“There were people when I was younger, friends, guys I played with during a spell at Rangers and elsewhere, who took to drink and drugs, got caught up in gang fights and went down the wrong way,” he revealed.

“So it’s good to take the right path and do well at the football and steer away from all that.

“In his mind I had a talent and he wanted me to use it. He’s taught us well because I played with a lot of players who seemed to be the next big thing but didn’t progress and that’s sad to see.”