Stephen McGowan at Scottish Daily Mail has made the claim that Celtic are ‘bracing themselves for bids’ for Croatian full-back Josip Juranovic, once the World Cup in Qatar is over this winter. Juranovic will have a chance to showcase his undoubted ability to a worldwide audience come 12 November and there have been murmurings of admiring glances in the summer just past.
Juranovic joined the cinch Premiership Champions during the Ange Postecoglou revolution in summer 2021. Stealing him for a snip at £2.5 million from Legia Warsaw, Josip has certainly proved a diamond find for the Hoops. Proving himself on the European scene as well as domestically, the defender has been a consistent performer for the club.
Manchester United were reputedly watching the player during the close season, with Erik Ten Hag’s assistant, Steve McLaren recommending the player according to Givemesport. That didn’t materialise however, and United are ironically now linked with another one-time Celt, Jeremie Frimpong, which you can read here.
Juranovic has made the provisional squad for the World Cup with his country along with two theRangers players. Although it is more than likely the aforementioned two may be cut from that final count with Josip maintaining his place in the final group. Croatia will play Canada, Belgium and African nation Morocco. They will be looking at going deep into the competition after their admirable display four years ago; reaching the final only to be beaten by current Champions France.
Paul Gillespie
If the offers are north of £20m, they should take it. Good player when he’s on it, but has become more inconsistent. No doubt Ange will have the scouts on it, along with other positions.
Hope he has a great World Cup
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