Luis Palma left Celtic in the summer on loan to Polish giants Lech Poznan.
Palma is surplus to requirements under Brendan Rodgers and is now earning regular game time with the Ekstraklasa side.
The Honduran is actually in great form at the moment, delivering five goal contributions in his last three appearances for the club.
On Thursday, Palma scored and assisted as Poznan secured a 4-1 Europa Conference League victory over Rapid Wien.
Fans are loving Palma’s quality and they are keen for Poznan to trigger the option to buy clause in the loan deal with Celtic.
That was initially reported to be worth €4.5m, but a Polish journalist is now claiming otherwise.
Palma’s option to buy clause worth ‘less’ than €4.5m
Meczyki reporter Dawid Dobrasz was reporting after the Conference League win for Poznan and said that the option to buy is less than €4.5m.
He said: “From what I know, the buyout clause for Luis Palma isn’t 4.5 million euros, but a bit less. The second issue is that Lech is well aware of Celtic’s financial problems.
“Lech will just wait, and there might be a situation like with Walemark, where just as Feyenoord approached Lech on their own, Celtic might do the same.
“I’d stay calm – if “Kolejorz” wants him, they’ll shell out that kind of money.”
The question mark over the legitimacy of this report, however, lies with Dobrasz’s claim that Celtic have financial issues, which definitely is not the case.
Celtic made a £33.9m profit after tax to the year end June 2025, while also boasting £77.3m in cash reserves.
Palma currently serving two-match Ekstraklasa ban
Amid Palma’s great form, there has been a downside. The 25-year-old was recently handed a two-match league suspension for a shocking challenge made in Poznan’s 2-2 draw with Raków Częstochowa.
He was given a straight red card for the tackle that left his opponent with a broken leg.
Palma was quick to publicly apologise on his Instagram and that action meant he avoided a much lengthier punishment.
He said: “A few hours have passed since the incident, and I would like, first of all, to offer my most sincere apologies to the coaching staff, my teammates and all the Lech fans for what happened yesterday, which left the team at a numerical disadvantage.
“Secondly, I want to publicly express my apologies and make it clear that there was never any bad intention on my part to hurt Zoran Arsenic. Unfortunately, I caused an injury that I never wanted to happen.
“I sincerely wish him a speedy and complete recovery, as well as strength for him, his family and the whole team.”
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