It’s still only September and already the transfer chat surrounding some of Celtic’s players has begun.
Indeed, this is not new to the Celtic supporters. Brendan Rodgers has several talented players at his disposal and being at a club like Celtic, these players will always court the attention of other clubs.
The fans saw it over the summer as Brighton relentlessly chased Matt O’Riley and also in previous years after losing the likes of Moussa Dembele, Odsonne Edouard and Kieran Tierney in big-money moves.
However, this next Celtic player is being tipped for a move by Michael Stewart not because of his performances for the club but because he is not impressing whenever he gets his chance.
Stewart ‘would not be surprised’ if Celtic sell Luis Palma
Luis Palma has been something of an enigma at Celtic. Signed by Ange Postecoglou in 2023 for £3.5m, the Honduran has never really got going after an impressive first six months at the club where he scored 10 goals and created 10 in the SPFL and Champions League.
However, now spending more time on the Celtic bench, Palma got his big chance against Falkirk but failed to make any impact whatsoever and now, Stewart reckons there is no ‘way back’ for him at Celtic.
Stewart told The Scottish Football Social Club, “For Luis Palma, I’m struggling to see how he is going to make his way back because the competition is tough.
“I don’t see how he is going to be able to make his way back at Celtic.
“I would not be surprised if come January he was being moved on elsewhere, because I don’t see him having the impact you would have hoped for and expected.
“He was a big summer transfer last year, so, no I wouldn’t be surprised if Palma is moved on.”
Palma faces tough competition at Celtic
Luis Palma could solve a problem for Celtic on the wing if he could just fulfil his clear potential and talent.
Brendan Rodgers does need more competition in those areas and the Honduras international could provide that.
However, the forms of Nicolas Kuhn, James Forrest, and Daizen Maeda pose a serious problem for Palma, because if he does get a chance to start, he really needs to take it.
And now, after his Falkirk performance, Palma could drop behind Hyunjun Yang in the pecking order after the South Korean replaced him in the second half and performed reasonably well.
The next few months are going to be huge for Palma and if he doesn’t start to perform to his capabilities, that could spell the end of his two-year stay at Celtic.
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