Chris Sutton reckons that Celtic need to press ahead with strengthening their options in left-back.
Hoops boss Neil Lennon only really has Greg Taylor in the position, as Boli Bolingoli’s time at the club looks to be over.
Taylor has started all six of our competitive fixtures so far this season, but many remain unconvinced that he’s the long-term answer.
Speaking on BT Sport’s Scottish Football Extra (Friday, 7:08pm), Sutton said he thinks Taylor is “okay” but that Celtic need better than that.
“I think Greg Taylor is a decent footballer”, the former striker said.
“Does he have the ‘wow’ factor? Could Celtic do better in that position? I think that they could.
“I think he’s okay. I’m not giving him a panning here. But I think Celtic need more than okay.
“I think they’ve been linked with the PSG left-back Bakker. They certainly need strengthening in that area.”
Bakker involvement suggests Celtic move is unlikely
Bakker seems to be the name on everyone’s lips at present.
However, the most recent update we got on the Dutch defender didn’t look too promising in terms of a move to Scotland.
A Sky Sports report from Thursday said that Bakker had informed PSG chiefs that he wanted to stay at the club and fight for a first-team place.
He is currently behind both Juan Bernat and Layvin Kurzawa in the pecking order, but did come on for the final seven minutes of his side’s loss to Lens on Thursday.
As much as Bakker may be a name that excites us all, maybe we should turn our attentions on to other left-backs who could come in and compliment Taylor.
And the club should move as fast as they can.
In other news, Celtic have given supporters a first glimpse of Shane Duffy with his new team-mates
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