“I would not be surprised,” Simon Donnelly reckons wheel has turned on new contract

Former Celtic star Simon Donnelly reckons that Greg Taylor let his football do the talking at the weekend after being a no-show for the Sky Sports post-match interview with the Man of the Match.

An emotional day for Greg Taylor

It was an emotional day for Greg Taylor, playing against his old team and getting re-instated into the starting eleven at the expense of on-loan left back Jeffrey Schlupp. Taylor himself will know if this will be one of his last few games as a Celtic player at Paradise as his contract draws to a close with no outcome either way.

Celtic want him to stay and Brendan Rodgers has already clarified that the stumbling point is NOT financial, although Taylor has not been one of the high earners at the club since signing from Kilmarnock in the summer window in 2019.

🍀 Celtic eased to a 5-1 victory over Kilmarnock to remain on the brink of another Scottish Premiership title ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/rpOh6nHKcH

— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) April 12, 2025

The return of Kieran Tierney and what that means for Taylor’s game-time 

With matters seemingly heading towards a Celtic exit for Taylor, who clearly doesn’t fancy the Anthony Ralston back-up to Alistair Johnston role on the other side of the defence when Kieran Tierney returns in the summer, there has perhaps emerged some rekindled hope that a deal can be sorted after all.

That would of course mean that Jeffrey Schlupp would not be offered a new deal and after the Hearts game a few weeks ago Rodgers was keen to stress that any move on the the Crystal Palace loanee would happen further down the line. Schlupp, like Taylor is out of contract in the summer and perhaps is aware that his own chances of securing a permanent contract at Celtic is directly related to Greg Taylor’s decision.

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