Liam Scales may well be playing his football in the north east of Scotland rather than the east end of Glasgow next season with journalist Scott Burns confirming an Aberdeen interest in last summer’s signing from Shamrock Rovers.
There is. https://t.co/xbDvgNmCgK
— Scott Burns (@ScottBurns75) June 4, 2022
Scales moved from the Tallaght club, in whom Celtic’s major shareholder Dermot Desmond was reported to have invested 2m Euros for a 25% stake some two years ago.
After that investment which stabilised the club’s accounts , Shamrock Rovers hit some financial trouble after the impact of Covid 19 dropped them back into the red, https://www.irishtimes.com/business/shamrock-rovers-sinks-into-the-red-as-covid-19-bites-1.4680162 however a reported £540,000 https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liam-scales/profil/spieler/439497 transfer fee from Celtic for Scales helped paint a rosier post-pandemic landscape for the League of Ireland club, meanwhile Celtic picked up some much needed competition for Greg Taylor at left back.
🇮🇪 | Liam Scales
Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin is keen to bring Celtic defender Liam Scales to Pittodrie next season. Goodwin wants fellow Irishman Scales on a permanent deal but may need to settle for a loan to buy transfer.
[@robertthomson55] pic.twitter.com/Nx7w0R5cIc
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) June 4, 2022
Scales however hasn’t quite done enough to convince Ange Postecoglou that he’s a suitable option to challenge Greg Taylor long term, playing in only five league games for Celtic and scoring once against Dundee United, with Postecoglou often preferring to move Josip Juranovic to left back and have Anthony Ralston operate at right back instead.
Now it seems Scales may be being considered for a loan move to Jim Goodwin’s Aberdeen side who themselves are looking to strengthen their squad after a dreadful showing in the Scottish Premiership next season.
The loan path to Aberdeen have proved fruitful in developing Celtic players in the past with Ryan Christie benefiting greatly from regular first team football with Aberdeen, meanwhile Adam Montgomery also headed north in the January transfer window and was playing well until injury intervened.
With Scales turning 24 in August, it’s difficult to see this loan deal necessarily improving the player, but it would ensure he was getting regular football and allow Celtic to gauge his progress in a league he’d be expected to perform in for Celtic.
And for a player who was in and around the Irish international team, such a move might well ensure Scales remains under consideration for the national squad, something he would be unlikely to get skirting around the edges of the Celtic first team squad.
If this deal was to come to fruition it may well suit both parties, with Aberdeen in need to a left sided defender and Celtic looking to make space in the squad for a left back to challenge Greg Taylor, in a season ahead that will include Champions’ League Group stage football as well as a defence of the Scottish Premiership.
Here’s the Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin speaking to Graham Hunter about his outlook for the re-development of the team,, saying first and foremost he wants a team full of athletes. He also mentions the success he had in bringing in Irish players to his previous club, St Mirren.
ICYMI – Catch up with the Manager ‘In Conversation’ with @BumperGraham on RedTV and the AFC YouTube channel now.
— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) June 4, 2022
“100% effort is what is required to get a jersey off me next season.”
🔴 Watch the full feature with @BumperGraham and Jim Goodwin on RedTV and the AFC YouTube channel.
— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC) June 2, 2022
Niall J
GET YOUR INVINCIBLE AND TWICE AS GOOD T-SHIRTS NOW FREE WITH MATT CORR’S BRILLIANT CELTIC BOOKS
You want one of these? It’s completely FREE when you purchase INVINCIBLE or TWICE AS GOOD* from Celtic Star Books website, just click on the relevant link below to order your copy and when you do select the BOOK you want then add the T-SHIRT SIZE you require from Small, large, XL or XXL, adding that after your name so we’ll know which size to send you…(please note that all medium Invincible t-shirts are now sold out).
*£1 from every copy of Twice as Good will be donated to Marie Curie in memory of Harry Hood and in line with the wishes of the Hood family.
Order Invincible here…
And order Harry Hood – Twice as Good here…
