Celtic will have to be quicker in the transfer market if they wish go secure the services of Brazilian winger Tete. With the recruitment drive well underway at the moment, we are patiently awaiting the signings of Yang Hyun-jun and Kwon Hyeok-kyu from Korea, should there be no further issues.
Both men will take this summer transfer window’s captures to four, after competing early deals for both Odin Thiago Holm and Marco Tilio, respectively. Holm and Tilio will both be viewed as signings for the future and ones that can hopefully have an impact from the off too, whilst Yang and Kwon will be looking to break into the side first thing.
In regards more experienced performers who have operated at higher levels thsn the aforementioned four, that seems to be taking longer than expected, with boss Brendan Rodgers revealing that signings of that ilk take some time to get over the line, with players having multiple options available and waiting to nearer the end of the window too.
However, if Brazilian winger Tete is truly being considered by those inside Celtic Park and Lennoxtown, then we will have to move fast, if this latest report from Turkish publication SPOR. They claim that Fenerbahce are eyeing up Tete to compete with former Rangers winger, Ryan Kent. Fener have already won the race for a Celtic target this summer in Dominik Livakovic, and it would be a shame to miss out on another quality player to the Turkish giants.
Hopefully things start to progress at a quicker pace in the coming days in respect quality recruits.
Paul Gillespie