‘He’s looked weak’… Mark Wilson knows exactly why Rodgers is trying to sell 2023 Celtic signing this summer

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As Brendan Rodgers still continues his hunt to strengthen Celtic this summer, there are still a number of players that the Hoops boss needs to move on.

One player that has been the subject of much speculation this week is Swedish defender, Gustaf Lagerbielke.

The 24-year-old was a £3m signing from Elfsborg last summer and has only featured on ten occasions for Brendan Rodgers.

Now earmarked for a move out of the club, Mark Wilson believes he knows why the Celtic boss just doesn’t fancy the defender.

Wilson: ‘Weak’ Lagerbielke needs moved on from Celtic

The former Celtic defender was asked how he felt about Lagerbielke’s situation at the club and said that despite plenty of chances arising to shine, he’s just not showing it in training to convince Rodgers he can play for Celtic.

Wilson told Superscoreboard, “You’ve got to clear the decks. I think any good manager understands that as well.

“This time when the window comes round and people are just focused on bring people in, but you can’t stockpile players.

“So you need to shift these ones that are on the fringe or just taking up space in the building. Lagerbielke is certainly that. It’s not worked for him.

“He came with a decent pedigree and people thought he could have been the answer.

“But he’s just looked weak, didn’t he? He looked slight for a centre-back. He looked nervy.

“And I think there’s been plenty of opportunities for Lagerbielke to come into the side if he had shown his worth in training.

“Welsh comes in the side and he goes straight back out because he’s always unfortunate that he picks things up. So there was a gap there for Lagerbielke and Brendan Rodgers never felt comfortable putting him in.

“That tells you everything you need to know.”

With Hereenveen said to be leading the race to sign Lagerbielke on loan, it does seem like his Celtic exit is imminent.

Which is a shame because as Wilson said, the Swede did come with a pedigree. He was Sweden’s Defender of the Year at Elfsborg before he arrived at Celtic so hoped would have been high that Lagerbielke would have been a success.

But it wasn’t meant to be and the sooner Lagerbielke is moved on the better it will be for the player and Celtic.