The three biggest risks that Celtic took during the 2025 summer transfer window

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The transfer window is closed until January and for everyone involved at Celtic, that news brings a sigh of relief.

11 players came through the door in total but there were more questions than answers as Celtic fans blasted the board’s statement in which they defended their activity by saying they didn’t want to throw money around.

With Brendan Rodgers’ future in doubt, the lack of backing is a huge gamble that either pays off or culminates in even more dismay from supporters.

Now that we’ve had a week to calm down from the window, here are the three biggest risks Celtic took in the 2025 transfer window.

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Not allowing Daizen Maeda to leave

You might read this and think, ‘why would you want the best players to leave?’ The truth is, nobody does, however, when they have requested to leave, things take a different turn.

Daizen Maeda revealed he had agreed to join another club, only for Celtic to block the move due to having no replacement coming in.

To make things more complicated, the club allowed Adam Idah to join Swansea City under very similar circumstances.

Maeda is a model professional and will continue to give his all, but it’s a risk to keep a player who doesn’t want to be here at the club.

Making bids below the asking price

Everyone wants value for money and in some cases, will offer a lower fee in order to twist someone’s arm or allow the player to try and force a move.

Celtic made offers below the asking price for the likes of Jakob Breum, with the Go Ahead Eagles director mocking the Hoops over their offer for the winger.

Clubs have given in to Celtic’s demands in the past but it won’t always work, as proved by their failure to land some of their targets.

Leaving transfer deals too late

The story of Celtic’s transfer struggles. The Hoops missed out on so many targets because they left it too late.

Whether it be getting rejected by David Datro Fofana or Manuel Benson picking Swansea ahead of Celtic, leaving your business until late on can backfire.

It’s why some would argue that the Bhoys never solved their striker issue, and are still missing another winger.

While it’s a strategy that has worked well in the past, this time it wasn’t as successful.