Celtic have a number of talented players in their squad right now.
The summer transfer business saw Brendan Rodgers add the likes of Benjamin Nygren, Sebastian Tounekti and Marcelo Saracchi to the Celtic first team.
Indeed, there are a number of players signed by the Celtic manager whom he clearly doesn’t fancy, however, Rodgers has been told that one of his new recruits is ‘needed’ in the English Premier League.
Tounekti’s former manager at Norwegian second-tier side Ranheim has tipped the Celtic winger to go on to bigger and better leagues ‘around the world’.
Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti has Premier League ‘skills’
Tounekti has been Celtic’s standout player this season after making just 10 appearances for the Bhoys so far.
Ingebrigtsen, who is now Ranheim’s sporting director, has told Celtic that Tounekti is a player the Premier League needs.
Ingebrigtsen told The Celtic Way, “I sent him a message when he went from Hammarby to Celtic, congratulating him on the move.
“As he develops, if he is patient at Celtic for a few years, then you never know where he might end up, because his skills are needed in all leagues around the world, even in the Premier League.
“He will be learning all about how physical the game is in Scotland. With the opponents he meets, he needs to be quicker in both his feet and his head. If not, they will take him out, and he will need to learn the hard way.
“When he can do it well in Scotland, he can do it well in most countries.”
Celtic told Sebastian Tounekti will bring ‘good things’ to Parkhead
Whilst Tounekti is being tipped for the big time, the Celtic star’s former coach at Haugesund, Sancheev Manoharan has told the Parkhead club the winger can bring success to them.
Manoharan added, “The physicality, the technique, he had everything at Haugesund, and in Hammarby.
“Good things will come to Sebastian if he works hard and stays positive. I say that now about Celtic, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he takes it further.
“The positive arrogance and self-belief that he has are big factors in where he is now.
“We demanded a lot out of him, and in return, he gave us some special memories that I will never forget.”
The Tunisian is on international duty this week and the Celtic winger sat out his country’s World Cup qualifiers due to injury.
The injury is not thought to be serious and, hopefully, Tounekti will return to Celtic fit and ready for the Dundee fixture next Sunday.
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