Celtic first team outcast Michel-Ange Balikwisha made a return to Royal Antwerp over the weekend. The Congolese attacker has struggled to make an impact at Celtic Park after making the switch from the Belgian side in a £4.5m deal.
Balikwisha has made just 14 appearances, registering 2 assists since the move last summer and it is expected that he will be moved on after a poor season. The 24-year-old has been on the pitch for just 398 minutes, limiting his chances to make an impact but ultimately, three managers have come to the same conclusion on the player.
A summer exit feels inevitable and a route back for the player could be a return to Antwerp, where Balikwisha was spotted on Sunday.
Balikwisha was among a three player group that turned out on the Celtic Park pitch to undergo some extra training. The attacker was joined by loanees Joel Mvuka and Junior Adamu, who were put through their paces by a Celtic coach. It remains to see whether Martin O’Neill, Shaun Maloney and Mark Fotheringham will integrate any of the trio back into the squad as Celtic look to retain the Premiership title and regain the Scottish Cup.
Introducing The Celtic Star App and our new ad-free Premium Service...
Go ad-free on The Celtic Star, get a FREE trial period to try it out. Also download our new App – available for both Apple and Android – and get the best Celtic content on your phone without fighting through pop-up ads and being forced to watch videos.
Our new PREMIUM service comes with a free seven-day trial so you can look before you book. If you are happy to continue the price will be just 99p per month or £9.99 for the year. For that you get an AD-FREE SITE plus access to our premium content, and you’ll also help us make The Celtic Star even better and less reliant on advertising revenues, allowing us to be more focused on publishing the best Celtic features on the internet.
Click HERE to access your FREE trial. We think you’ll like it! We’re Obsessed with Celtic and we think you are too! Join us hand in hand...
Lbh the 3 are poor. Who was watching balikwisha? Got out of jail with Mvuka as well being a loan now.
Who signed these bit part players.hh