Arne Engels arrived at Celtic with huge expectations after his record £11 million move from Bundesliga side FC Augsburg in the summer…
Arne has just recently turned 21, but with over 50 Bundesliga appearances under his belt, and now a full Belgian international, he’s certainly a player with great experience and plenty of potential.
Celtic’s record breaking signing cost £11million
It would be fair to say that while doing well in his first few months he didn’t exactly look like an £11 million player, and doubts were being raised over his ability and mentality to succeed at Celtic.
I have never bought into that, and fully believed that Arne Engels would blossom into a great addition to our side and that’s increasingly looking like an accurate assessment on an exciting young talent that we should be delighted to see in the Hoops.
While he’s still got plenty of room to develop his game further, he’s shown in his last few games that he’s a superbly talented player. He may not be a ‘superstar’ but he’s a player with great technical ability that adds so much to our side. Heaven’s we are even starting to score from corners thanks to his wonderful deliveries. And he’s also loving living in Scotland and playing for Celtic.
Arne is going to be really special
Some times you can just tell a signing is going to be really special and Arne is definitely one of those players. He is starting to show that on a consistent basis, and he will only continue to get better. He looks like yet another terrific signing by the club.
Arne has a great future ahead of him. We should enjoy him while we can as he is destined to be a target for clubs in the big five leagues over the coming seasons. For now he’s our player and he is going to be a real Celtic star.
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Thank god at least 1 celtic fans media that backs the young boy.Way he’s been treated off our own fans has been a disgrace
No chance of replacing O’Riley – the only way he’ll get to 20 goals is pens. Looks every inch a Big Jessie.
I believe Engles is the most technically gifted player we’ve seen at Celtic Park since Henrick. Almost every game he plays a pass that Paul McStay would have been proud of but there seem to be a growing collection of diddies who don’t get it. They might be better choosing another sport in my opinion. Celtic need to adapt to Engles just as much as Engles needs to adapt to Celtic. He won’t score as many as O’Riley but he’ll dominate the middle of the pitch and dictate the play like no other player in Scottish football.
Starting to look more like, that it can take a midfield player, a good half of a season, before they get up to speed, with what Rodgers is looking for from them as players for our team imo?
Happened to Calmac and Paulo last season, and Engels this?
And Hatate and McCowan still trying to find the consistency levels at present?
This is where if a similar pattern was to continue, then another midfield option, should be added hopefully during this window imo?
Possibly even moreso if Hatate is to be moving on during the summer?