Ryan Porteous Tipped for Celtic Move
Former Celtic player Brian McClair has suggested that Celtic should consider signing Ryan Porteous to strengthen their defensive lineup.Currently at Watford, Porteous previously played for Hibs and is familiar with Scottish footballCeltic’s current defensive strategy relies heavily on Cameron Carter-Vickers and Liam Scales as the primary centre-back duo. However, with potential exits looming for fringe players like Gustaf Lagerbielke, Maik Nawrocki, and Yuki Kobayashi, there could be an opening for additional players.
McClair sees Porteous as a viable option to not only deepen the squad but also challenge the starting lineup, despite a challenging performance with Scotland at the Euros.He told Football Scotland: “I think they could do with a centre-half to push Scales and Carter-Vickers.
“Someone who I’ve liked but I don’t really know as a person, is Porteous who left Hibs for Watford. I know he didn’t have a great Euros, but he’s the type of player who I’ve seen who I thought could potentially be of interest to Celtic and someone who I think could push those players for a start. He might be more of a CCV type of player than a Liam Scales type of player.”
This isn’t a transfer I see happening in all honesty, I don’t think he’d fit into Celtic at all.Celtic do need to add some quality at centre-back, but I don’t think the former Hibs man will be that player.
A striker and a left-back need to join the Celtic arrivals this summer, with Adam Idah looking likely to head up the road to Glasgow.Celtic’s current defensive strategy relies heavily on Cameron Carter-Vickers and Liam Scales as the primary centre-back duo. However, with potential exits looming for fringe players like Gustaf Lagerbielke, Maik Nawrocki, and Yuki Kobayashi, there could be an opening for additional players.
McClair sees Porteous as a viable option to not only deepen the squad but also challenge the starting lineup, despite a challenging performance with Scotland at the Euros.
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