CELTIC have rejected Preston’s request to take Scotty Sinclair on loan, according to reports this morning. The English Championship side apparently don’t have the cash to meet the £2.5million that Celtic are looking for the player who signed a contract extension at the end of last season.
Now going into his fourth season, Sinclair is clearly the most successful of the Brendan Rodgers signings for Celtic, winning Player of the Year in his first season and following that up by being the club’s top scorer in his second season. Sinclair has won every domestic competition he has played in in Scottish football. Since coming off the bench at Tynecastle to score a dramatic winning goal against Hearts in August 2016, Sinclair has gone on to win 3 Premiership Titles, 3 Scottish Cups and 3 League Cups.
He has already got his first goal this season, with that delightful back-heel in Sarajevo, but he’s not managed a start yet as Neil Lennon seems to prefer Mikey Johnston and even Lewis Morgan ahead of the Englishman.
Yesterday’s rumours that Alex Neil has put in a £2.5million bid for the Celtic Star are wide of the mark according to Daily Record, although there is interest from Deepdale in signing Sinclair. However Celtic will not entertain any loan bids for a player who has stated that he is happy to remain at Celtic and wants to be here for Ten in a Row.
That though is looking increasingly unlikely.
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