Celtic They are entering the last section of the 2024/25 campaign after they came out on the other side of the last international interruption of the season with a 3-0 win over Hearts.
AND Scotland Prime Minister The leaders secured all three points against Jam Tarts thanks to two goals to Daizen Maeda and one strike of Jot last weekend.
Celtic is 13 points clear at the top of the Premiership table and want to finish the league in the next few weeks because they close in their fourth consecutive title.
Obacs also have the semi -finals of the SFA Cup, where they will face St. Johnstone later this month, to look forward to trying to win the local tower this season.
Brendan Rodgers May, however, will have one eye to the upcoming summer transfer and how it can improve its Celtic detachment to get even better in the 2025/26 campaign.
The characters of Arne Engels, Paula Bernard, Kasper Schmeichel, Adam Idah and Auston Trusty all last year, and they helped the hoops to continue their home -made dominance.
Demand of Brendan Rodgers at the Summer Window for Transfer
According to the football insiderThe northern Irish manager wants ‘huge’ support from the board in summer to ensure that the team can progress in Europe next season.
The report claims that the future of the manager is uncertain in Parkhead, with his contract that will expire in the summer of 2026, and that the performance of the club in Europe is the key to holding in Glasgow.
It states that Rodgers wants the Committee to improve the team to make them more competitive in the Champions League, after Bayern Munich threw them out in the play-off stage.
Football Insider, however, does not mention any active transmission goals for Scottish giants, except that she pointed out that Scotland International Kieran Tierney will arrive at Parkhead on a free transfor from the Premier League Arsenal when his contract at Emirates is running out this summer.
However, there is a fresh report that reveals one of the Celtics targets for the upcoming summer transmission, which is a player with which Bhoys have been connected in the past.
Last Celtics interest compared to £ 5 million forward
According to the Scottish sunCeltic is still interested in the contract for the signing of Belgian winged player Michel-Ange Balikwisha from Pro League Outfit Royal Antwerp.
The report claims that the Premiership leaders sent scouts to look forward in action against Union Saint-Gilloise, because Antwerp knocked 5-1 last weekend.
It states that the 23-year-old Whiz was a long-standing goal for Rodgers, who is now planning a fresh rush for his services, because the manager wanted him in a recent transition window last summer.
The Scottish Sun adds that Speedster with Royal Antwerp right legs is valued at £ 5m, but it remains to be seen how ready to spend on the wing player.
The latest report also reveals that the Belgian side are ready to cash it in the upcoming summer window, as it will only have 12 months left on its contract, which could be their last opportunity to sell jewels before losing it without anything 2026.
Celtic must now encourage an agreement over the line for the PRO League striker before next season, as the wing player could be the next version of Mohamed Elyounoussi at the club.
Why should Celtic sign Michel-ange Balikwisha
The Scottish giants over the years have had many impressive left wings, including the Norwegian international who had on loan from Southampton in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 campaign.
Elyounoussi scored 25 goals and secured 14 assists In 67 appearances In all the competitions for the hoops, predominantly Playing as a left winged player But it is also deployed as another striker and sometimes as a right wing player.
Norwegian Dinamo gave a regular threat to both the scorer and the creator of the goal from the left side, and Balikwisha could follow in his footsteps.
In fact, the Belgian star was the second most respected similar player, according to FBREF, Elyounoussi in the 2023/24 Champions League edition, with the chart below highlighting their statistical similarities – mainly beyond possession and as a ball carrier.
This suggests that Balikwisha could get to the Celtics and remind the fans of his former loan with his similar style style, while his form for Royal Antwerp last season suggests that he can be delivered to the last third.
Pro -Liga ace, which is once described as one of a series “Amazing” young talents U23 scouts Antonio Mango missed much of this season due to injury, Starting two games And creating three “big chances”, but in the 2023/24 campaign he appeared in 33 of the 38 league matches.
|
23/24 Pro League |
Balikwisha |
|---|---|
|
Starts |
27 |
|
xg |
6.46 |
|
Goals |
7 |
|
Great chances created |
6 |
|
Key passage by game |
1.5 |
|
Helping |
5 |
|
Ortika + interceptions by game |
3.1 |
|
The success rate of the duel |
54% |
As you can see in the table above, Balikwisha offered the quality of both the scorer and the creator of the Antwerp goals last term, on average three chances of every two games and surpassed his xg.
These statistics also show that he can hold his own in physical battles, win most of his duels, suggesting that he could deal with the physical and intensity of the Scottish superb flight.
Like Elyounoussi, Balikwisha likes to reach the field to the right leg from the left wing position to create problems for the opposing veterans at the upper end of the field, as shown in the lower clip.
Rodgers, therefore, could push the Land Celtics new version of the Norwegian international to seal a 5m -pound contract for an attacker when the summer transmission opened for a job, while adding another excellent wide option for his arsenal – with such as Hyun -Jun Yang, Daizen Maeda, Nicolas Kuhn and Jita.
Akin
At the age of 23, Balikwisha also remained enough time on the hands to develop and improve, which means that it could be a great long -term addition to Scotland giants.
Overall, the Antwerpen star could be a fine addition to the Celtic team because of the quality it could provide in the last third, as well as the potential that must progress and to grow in value in the future.
Esony