Celtic are in dire need of rebuilding this summer, following a tumultuous season across all competitions. Money to spend isn’t an issue as such; with the club expected to lose Odsonne Edouard for a fee upwards of £20m and money being there to spend from the sale of Jeremie Frimpong, a good amount of finance should be available to change the outlook at the club. However, the cheaper a player is to sign, the better – something they may just find in Adam Reach.
Reach, 28, has just finished his final season for Sheffield Wednesday, following a 5-year stint, the club has announced today. A player of his quality shouldn’t warrant being allowed to leave a on a free; however, the Owls cannot afford to keep him. After starting the season on a -6 point total following financial difficulties, they saw relegation to the third tier this season for the first time in nine years, after an enthralling final day encounter which saw Patrick Roberts send them down.
Adam has been famed throughout his time at Hillsborough for scoring goals of genuine quality. His left foot is famed for being a wand, scoring from anywhere across the final third – and could quite easily garner a Goal of the Season category just for himself, which has notified Celtic’s interest in the past.
Having accrued 209 league appearances and 21 league goals for the best Sheffield Wednesday side since the late nineties, Reach leaves Hillsborough firmly in the hearts of the Wednesday faithful – and by coming to Celtic Park, could quite easily fill a Moi-sized gap on the left hand side of midfield. With a quality set-piece delivery and long-shots that don’t end up in Row Z, he is everything Ryan Christie wants to be. Make it happen Celtic…
