American sports journalist Larry Henry Jr has a decent track record on reporting on the USA national team, MLS stars and American international playing overseas. He has supplied The Celtic Star will reports and insights into the Cameron Carter-Vickers interest from Celtic and was proved to be bang on the money with his information.
So it’s worth sitting up and taking notice when he reports on what the future may hold for the central defender who could end up as Celtic and perhaps Scottish football’s Player of the Year. Celtic have an option to buy with Tottenham – the asking price will NOT be the £10m reported by Daily Record a few months back – but the major problem for Celtic will be competing with the much higher wages on offer to the player from numerous English premier League clubs who according to Larry Henry Jnr, writing on the American site SBI Soccer, are now queuing up to sign the rugged defender who has been so consistent game after game in a Celtic jersey this season.
Cameron Carter-Vickers will have the best offer that Celtic can put together but it’s probably unlikely to be enough, sadly, unless of course the player really wants to stay and continue to work with Ange Postecoglou and hopefully has a Champions League experience to relish. Money however invariably talks in football and Celtic may end up regretting being out of time in trying to sign the player for a permanent deal from Tottenham last summer on transfer deadline day.
Here’s what Larry Henry Jr has reported on SBI Soccer…
Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers are among several English clubs interested in adding Cameron Carter-Vickers, a source close to the player confirmed. #USMNT https://t.co/WhbnDWINR0
— SBI Soccer (@SBISoccer) March 7, 2022
Cameron Carter-Vickers has excelled for Scottish Premiership side Celtic this season and will have several new suitors interested in his services this summer for a permanent transfer.
Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers headline the newest quartet of English clubs interested in Carter-Vickers, a source close to the player confirmed to SBI. Watford and EFL Championship side Bournemouth have also been in contact with Carter-Vickers’ parent club Tottenham over a permanent transfer for the centerback and U.S. men’s national team prospect.
(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Carter-Vickers was previously linked with a transfer from Tottenham last fall, as Bournemouth and Newcastle United were among several clubs in talks to acquire the defender. The 23-year-old instead was loaned to Celtic for the 2021-22 campaign and has impressed for Ange Postecoglou’s side throughout the season.
Carter-Vickers has totaled 33 appearances for Celtic in all competitions, scoring three league goals and registering one assist. He’s helped Celtic move top of the Scottish Premiership table over recent weeks and also won the League Cup, the first trophy success of his first team career.
Cameron Carter-Vickers of Celtic (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Wolves remain in the hunt for a top-five finish in the English Premier League, sitting in eight place on 40 points. Leicester City sits in 12th place and 12 points clear of the relegation zone while Watford has struggled for most of the league season, currently being three points from safety.
Carter-Vickers spent the 2020-21 season on loan with AFC Bournemouth, totaling 26 appearances for the South Coast club. He helped the Cherries reach the promotion playoffs that season before suffering elimination to Swansea City.
Carter-Vickers has earned eight caps for the USMNT to date with his last appearance coming in June 2019.
