Scott Sinclair could be about to join an ex-Celtic team-mate at Preston North End, if his proposed move to the English Championship hopefuls does indeed go through.
The former Aston Villa and Swansea winger missed Celtic training in Dubai this morning (Sky Sports) and is widely expected to travel back to his home country to seal a deal with Alex Neil’s side.
And, if he does, he’ll be joining up with former Celtic defender Darnell Fisher at the Deepdale club.
Sinclair and Fisher had a brief Celtic overlap
The right-back, who departed Celtic for Rotherham back in 2016, has become a bit of a mainstay for North End as they target a shock promotion to the Premier League.
Neil’s side started of the league season excellently but have dropped off in recent weeks, winning just two of their last 10 matches, and dropping down to 10th in the league table.
Sinclair and Fisher would likely have already have met, although it would’ve been pretty brief. The full-back, left us just three days after Sinclair joined from Aston Villa, so there wasn’t a great deal of crossover there.
Fisher would, however, be a familiar face for Sinclair along with a few others in the Preston camp. Former Motherwell striker Louis Moult is there, but has featured precious little of late, while former Aberdeen forward Jayden Stockley (who famously elbowed Kieran Tierney in the Scottish Cup final) is also in their ranks.
Sinclair will be a big star again
The move looks like a good fit for Sinclair if it does indeed go through. He will be one of the big stars at the Deepdale club, much like he was in the Invincible season for us. Hopefully he can go on to find that kind of form again and perhaps get one last shot at the big time.
He’s still only 30 years old so should theoretically have five or six more years in him. It’s just hard to see such a career lifespan considering how finished he has looked in a Celtic shirt over the past year or so.
His game is so heavily reliant on pace that, when that goes fully, he will struggle to cope. But we wish him all the best if it is to be the end of his Celtic days. He will be remembered very fondly indeed.
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