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Celtic will take a bright youngster on trial to assess his capabilities during a week-long camp within the academy set-up. The Bhoys are actively on the lookout for first-team additions this summer; nevertheless, identifying stars of the future at youth level is just as important an endeavour to enhance long-term sustainability. Developing players with the opportunity to one day offer them a pathway into the senior squad has to be the aim for Celtic, and Brendan Rodgers has signalled his intention to internally promote Lennoxtown graduates during his second spell. Now, information has come to ...
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Whilst transfer incomings at Celtic are at the forefront of the supporters’ minds, Brendan Rodgers is bound to add new faces to the first team soon for the new season ahead. The speculation has been ramped up as Celtic not only searches for a new goalkeeper but also looks to bring Adam Idah back to the club after the Irishman’s brilliant loan spell in the last half of the season. And whilst all of the focus has been on first-team affairs, Celtic released a statement about the academy that will ignite the interest of the Parkhead support. Nine academy prospects sign professional deals at Celtic...
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Celtic Academy talent Rocco Vata has a big decision to make this summer and it will soon be known where his future lies. Vata made his Bhoys debut in December 2022 and has gone on to make six appearances in total for the club, but his long-term future in Glasgow has always been in doubt. Transfer speculation around the player has created more headlines around the attacker than his performances as clubs from around Europe circle to pick up a potential bargain. The Republic of Ireland talent’s contract at Celtic is up and he is free to sign for who he likes. However, The Irish Daily Mirror [13/0...
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Celtic are set to lose a highly-rated starlet at Lennoxtown amid reports that he is set for a move to the English Championship. Over the last few years, homegrown products leaving Glasgow’s east end to try their luck elsewhere have become more common, though there are mitigating factors that have led to this process happening time and time again Due to Brexit and restrictions on freedom of movement, English clubs face severe obstacles to sign talent from the continent before they turn 18 years old. Ultimately, this has made the Scottish market a very attractive source of recruiting young talen...
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Bosun Lawal continues to attract attention ahead of his Celtic pre-season assessment, playing a prominent role for the Republic of Ireland U21s in a victory away to their Croatia counterparts. Lawal left the Bhoys as a central defender but, midway through his season-long loan to Fleetwood Town, transitioned into playing as a midfielder. He featured 21 times in that role and won plaudits for his form despite their relegation to English League Two, also netting five goals. He performed in midfield again for the Ireland U21s on Friday and produced a quality through ball for Aidomo Emakhu to score...
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Celtic are set to add a former player to the coaching ranks, primarily working with youngsters coming through the club’s Academy set-up. Jonny Hayes made 67 appearances for the Bhoys between 2017 and 2020, having been signed as a winger during Brendan Rodgers’ first spell as a manager. Now he’s closing in on a return to the Bhoys as the club put the pieces in place to better prepare young talents on the pathway to the first team. The Scottish Sun reports that Celtic is likely to be his next destination after his exit from Aberdeen was confirmed, despite the Dons offering him a coaching role. C...
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Young Celtic talent Johnny Kenny is back on the scoring trail in Ireland, netting his latest effort for Shamrock Rovers against Drogheda United on Friday night. The striker has scored eight goals so far this season with six coming in his last nine league matches for Rovers. He’s pushing towards the top of the scoring charts in the division and will be hoping for a strong summer season to show his full potential as a Bhoys prospect. Friday night’s goal demonstrated his quick, clever moment as well as his finishing instincts. He latched on to Aaron Greene’s fine ball forward to spring the Droghe...
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In becoming Celtic’s first Professional Player Pathway Manager, Darren O’Dea is taking on an important role for the future of the club. Brendan Rodgers has spoken recently about the need to have better links between the club’s academy and the first-team squad. Those links have paid off in the past with stars like Callum McGregor, James Forrest and Kieran Tierney all excelling. However, it feels like a long time since Celtic have had a real breakthrough hit from the youth set-up. Rodgers wants more of a focus on strong development loans to help create that pathway and part of O’Dea’s duties wil...
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There are ongoing machinations behind the scenes at Celtic as we head towards the summer and two key vacancies are set to be filled from a four-man shortlist. Brendan Rodgers recently spoke about his desire to have a more functional pathway from the Celtic Academy to the first team – part of his long-term ambitions for the Bhoys. The first sign of this came earlier in the month when Darren O’Dea was announced as taking up a new role within the club. O’Dea has moved up from the Celtic B team and is now the Professional Player Pathway Manager, reporting to the Head of Academy and working with Ro...
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As Celtic look to close out the season in style with a league and cup double, important backroom changes continue as the club looks to build for the future. We told last week how Darren O’Dea was appointed into the new role of Professional Player Pathway Manager as the club looks to develop their youngsters to become important first-team players. O’Dea was in charge of the Celtic B alongside Stephen McManus and will now report to the Head of Academy Chris McCart and work closely with Brendan Rodgers. However, it seems the backroom reshuffle is not finished as Rodgers looks to add another name ...
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