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Celtic told they made a huge mistake not signing 24-year-old player who Juventus now want
With Celtic now nearing the end of the road for finding a replacement for Reo Hatate since the Japan midfielder’s injury two months ago, they have now been told that they could have avoided this scenario had they made a wise move in the transfer window two summers ago.
Hatate looks set to return to first-team action any day now but Brendan Rodgers has tried, and failed, to find one of his own players good enough to step into the Japanese star’s boots.
But Stephen McGinn believes if Celtic signed Lewis Ferguson then they wouldn’t be in the position that they found themselves over the last few months.
McGinn said [], “Celtic are going to have a problem soon in terms of homegrown players in domestic quota. And I was watching Paulo Bernardo last night and I’m thinking is there anything he can do that Lewis Ferguson can’t do?
“I know his family and his surname sides towards Rangers, but there’s nothing Paulo Bernardo can do that Lewis Ferguson couldn’t.”
Lewis Ferguson would not have made it at Celtic
Indeed, this isn’t the first time Celtic have been told this. But let’s be realistic here, if Ferguson did sign for Celtic he would not have made the first team.
The former Aberdeen man would have found himself in an even worse position than what Tomoki Iwata currently finds himself in.
Right now, Iwata finds himself struggling to get in ahead of Reo Hatate, David Turnbull and Paulo Bernardo.
Last summer, Ferguson would have struggled to get in ahead of Hatate, Matt O’Riley, Aaron Mooy and Callum McGregor.
And whilst I don’t doubt Ferguson’s ability because if you don’t have a bit about you.
It seems his move to Bologna has allowed him to express himself in a team where there are not much in expectations in terms of winning silverware.
So we’ll just need to put this one to bed as not one that got away but as one that was never likely to happen.
In other news, Celtic Predicted XI vs Hearts… Brendan Rodgers makes three changes as 25-year-old ‘man mountain’ starts