At last, Celtic have made some sort of movement on the transfer front and it’s not before time, as I think we were all beginning to get a bit weary from waiting for a scrap of a rumour. The result at the weekend was bitterly disappointing and losing our grip on the League Cup, we’ve needed a bit of a pick-me-up.
The latest name in the Parkhead frame is none other than Luis Palma, who had been tracked by the Ibrox club this summer, although that interest never came to anything concrete and now the Hoops have made their move. The Aris Thessaloniki attacker is the left-winger we’ve been hunting for it would seem, and he seems to be very highly rated in the Greek Super League.
23-year-old Palma contributed to 20 plus goals last season for the Greek outfit and so far this term, he’s managed to pull his eight so far too, with two goals and three assists so far in five games. The Honduras forward is certainly a player that is at the required age to come in and have that instant impact we are all crying out for and Greek journalist, Giannis Chorianopoulos, has given his take on the player after being asked by the Celtic faithful.
Good winger with the ball
— Giannis Chorianopoulos (@choria80) August 24, 2023
This looks and sounds like a Jota replacement to me and is exactly the type of attacking profile that we need. It has been sorely missed since the beginning of the season and those packed defences have been getting away with murder because we don’t have that player that can take men on and cause problems in the final third.
This one has promise…
Paul Gillespie
🇭🇳 | 𝙇𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙖 – 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙘
Aris Thessaloniki are seriously considering Celtic’s £3.5M offer for Honduran Luis Palma.
The offer for the winger is close to that which the club is looking for in order to part ways with such a key player.
[@choria80] pic.twitter.com/1Z6XFohOty
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) August 24, 2023
Celtic are likely to be busy before the end of the transfer window, with the club targeting a goalkeeper, left-back and left winger as priorities.
They would also be keen to bolster their centre forward options.
— Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) August 24, 2023
As per @mcgowan_stephen Celtic bid £3.5M for Honduras international Luis Palma.
Here’s what he can do 🚀🇭🇳pic.twitter.com/JHw5UF5Trs
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) August 23, 2023
🇭🇳🤝🇵🇹 | 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮 𝘃𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Comparison in their last full Super League campaign:
🇭🇳 Luis Palma aged 23
– 5th placed club
– 1684 minutes
– G/A every 112 minutes🇵🇹 Daniel Podence aged 24
– 2nd placed club
– 2252 minutes
– G/A every 173 minutes pic.twitter.com/GOEUTaSbB1— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) August 24, 2023
