‘I’ve been told’… Mark Guidi shares a summer transfer update that will excite the Celtic fans

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Celtic’s work in the transfer market has really frustrated the supporters over the past two seasons.

Don’t get me wrong, there have been huge success stories with the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi, Matt O’Riley, Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate.

But for every one of those players, Celtic always seem to find an Oliver Abildgaard, Nat Phillips, Yosuke Ideguchi and Hyeokkyu Kwon.

And that’s because of the market Celtic shop in and their player trading model. Not spending over £3m for a player is great in some aspects and can pay off.

But as we have seen not just this season but also under Ange Postecoglou, the quality isn’t the same as spending £6m on a Cameron Carter-Vickers or Jota.

But all that is set to change this summer after what journalist, Mark Guidi, has been told.

Celtic set to spend this summer

Speaking last night on Go Radio, Guidi was commenting on Brendan Rodgers needing to replace Joe Hart in the summer and whilst he said there is still value at the lower end of the transfer market scale, the journalist said he’s heard that Celtic are about to move into the £6m-£7m player market this summer.

Guidi said [The Go Radio Football Show], “I’ve said many times. I said it last season, if Celtic can find a Jack Butland scenario or another Joe Hart scenario where it’s a free transfer or a £1m quid transfer fee and then a nice fat contract, then go for it.

“But see if you need to spend £6m-£7m then go and do it. And I’ve been told that Celtic are back in that market.

“The days of this £3m almost like a ceiling, has been wiped out. If players become available at £6m-£7m then Celtic are very much back in the market at that level.

“And that’s the way it should be, particularly for a goalkeeper.”

If this is accurate then the Celtic fans will be delighted. For too long we have watched project players come to the club and, more often than not, fail or get embarrassed in the Champions League.

To breed success, proper investment is required in the first team and it seems that the quality Rodgers has been craving all season long, could be about to be added in the summer. Let’s face it, Celtic have the money to do it.

Let’s hope it’s not to the detriment of this season as poor recruitment has already cost us the League Cup. It would be embarrassing if it cost us the league and Scottish Cup and Celtic are trophyless at the end of this campaign.