Former Ajax and Aston Villa winger offers to play for Celtic for free

Former Ajax and Aston Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi has offered to play for Celtic for free. The Dutch Internationalist responded to the Green Brigade’s latest show of support for Palestine by offering his services.

The 28-year-old is embroiled in a bitter dispute with Mainz, who terminated his contract over support for the Palestinian people. Now, he has offered his services to the Scottish Champions.

The club’s recruitment in recent seasons has been poor. This has contributed to the discontent around the club after Ange brought success in his two seasons at the club. Although, the club have been struggling to bring in quality and results have suffered.

It seems very unlikely that the club would consider El Ghazi as an option. There are a number of difficulties owing to his dispute with Mainz, too.

In 119 appearances for Villa, El Ghazi scored 26 goals and assisted on 16 occasions whilst for Ajax, the winger scored 23 goals and 16 assists. Celtic have been lacking in quality in the attacking areas and a player of El Ghazi’s experience would probably have improved the club.

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10 Comments

  1. Yes, that’s all we need, another terrorist joining the green brigade. I’m disgusted!
    Hamas is responsible for the carnage in Gaza, what did you think Israel would do after being invaded, having 1200 people slaughtered and hundreds of hostages taken. Tell me, if France attacked the UK, would you just sit back and wring your hands. Learn some history, you morons.

    • Israel has occupied Gaza and the West Bank since 1967. They are in breach of UN Security Council resolution 242 which calls on Israel to withdraw to its 1967 border. Israel is in breach of international law.
      You are the moron that needs learn some historical facts.

      • Happy to discuss face to face, Mr (?) antisemitist!!
        You sound like you would struggle to find Palestine on a world map.
        Time and place, time and place.

  2. Sign him up. His support for the Palestinians is shared by I. I was in the green brigade. Only the Celtic directors are zionists. Lawell is on the board of UEFA, like the Jews he likes to keep hold of all of our season ticket money.

  3. Middle Eastern wars and politics have nothing to do with Celtic my football club i GB hijacked by Political activists ,let keen Celtic fans take your season tickets,who support the team,and criticise the board and Lawwells who are clueless about football and only intent of taking money from the club,in wages anddividends

  4. Stevie Henderson on

    Desmond and Lawell, they are the cause of our problems. Here is a guy who is a billionaire would not spend a dime on celtic. Lawell a dictator wants to control everything he should be in charge of the business side nothing to do with football! These men had the chance to make history win us the 10.
    Instead they are ruining us once again.
    I can’t and won’t forget Lawell’s famous quote! This shows what he really knows.
    CELTIC ARE A BUSINESS FIRSTLY AND FOOTBALL BALL CLUB SECONDLY!
    He does not understand our club no way
    To me that just says it all he has not a clue
    Keep away from football side. Why is he even back at Celtic. The recruitment of players is a shambles. Brendan Rodger’s instead of protecting these men come out and say.
    What’s needed is for both of them to go.
    Let us bring in someone who has the money the love of Celtic to take us to the next level
    The Celtic fans deserve no less. Hail Hail
    Now we have Lawell & son running the show
    I’ve nowt against Lawell as a man but I’m fed up with all this happening again Pistol Pete is there to get Desmond & board more £0s
    at the end of there bank accounts.!!!!
    When have you ever saw a man in charge so
    so hated by Celtic fans only one other I can
    mention. If I dare Mo Judas Johnstone. HH