Celtic’s transfer policy means that the club buys young players with potential, develops them and moves them on.
It’s a model that is the envy of Celtic’s SPFL rivals and one that many try, and fail, to emulate. Because it takes a lot of preparation, experience and, at times, failures to get the recipe just right.
Recently, it seems that Celtic have the perfect mix. Not as many failed projects but more transfer gems mean that the club’s player trading model has left them in brilliant financial shape.
Selling players like Moussa Dembele, Stuart Armstrong, Odsonne Edouard and Kieran Tierney has allowed Celtic to continually invest in projects and it seems that, according to Barry Ferguson, the Hoops have another on the books who has great potential.
Barry Ferguson’s surprising verdict on Celtic’s Luis Palma
Ferguson said [The Go Radio Football Show], “He’s done well [Luis Palma], no doubt about that. Big boots to fill in Jota as he was a difference maker come the final third, no doubt about it.
“Not just his assists but his goals. But I still think he’s got a bit to go to be at the level of Jota. But, so far, he’s shown that there’s real potential there.”
Why is what Ferguson said so surprising I hear you ask? Well, apart from the fact that Palma is now an established Honduran international, is scoring and creating goals for fun in the Scottish Premiership and has taken the Champions League by storm as well, that’s why it’s surprising.
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Potential? Palma has shown time and again that he is the real deal. As for taking over from Jota, the Celtic fans know that there isn’t a player that Celtic can afford that is able to do that.
All they want to see is Palma become his own man at the club and the 23-year-old is certainly doing that.
Luis Palma will be a star for Celtic just as he is for Honduras and I expect that he will be one of the next players moving on for big money when the time is right.
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