Celtic’s need for a striker was never so apparent in the summer transfer window as the club tried, and failed, to land a new number nine.
Rumours that Celtic wanted Mathias Kvistgaarden to solve their striker problems simply did not come to fruition after almost 18 months of speculation.
As time was running out, Celtic turned to Kasper Dolberg and it seemed like a deal was on the way to being struck.
Will Celtic regret not signing Kasper Dolberg?
He was in the palm of their hands!
However, that deal fell through at the last minute as Dolberg rejected Celtic and decided to sign for his former club Ajax.
And now, the Danish striker has just scored in the Champions League as Celtic slug it out in UEFA’s second-tier competition tonight.
Kasper Dolberg’s Champions League goal as Celtic’s striker issues continue
Celtic did sign Tomas Cvancara in the January window, but the completion of the move was so late, the Czech striker is ineligible for tonight’s Europa League tie against Utrecht.
If only Celtic got the deal done for Dolberg, then maybe he would be doing this at Parkhead in the Champions League.
Ajax failed to qualify from the group stages of UEFA’s elite competition, but with 10 goals to Dolberg’s name this season, if he was at Celtic, would the Bhoys be playing in the Champions League right now instead of Kairat Almaty?
Kasper Dolberg’s complete Ajax scoring stats since snubbing Celtic
With 5 goals in 16 games to his name, Dolberg has been a good addition to the Ajax team this season.
Let’s take a look at the breakdown of those strikes:
- Eredivisie: 10 games, three goals
- Champions League: 5 games, two goals
It seems that Dolberg, if he was signed by Celtic, could have made the difference between playing Champions League football and Europa League football.
Sadly, Celtic fans will now never know.
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