Their situation was no worse than that of Tony Ralston who was handed a 12-month ‘Just in case contract’, he took his chance, it never worked out for Shaw or Urhoghide.
If Livakovic is signed t won’t be with a view to his future sell on value it will be for the old fashioned notion of adding to the football team, making Celtic better, more successful.
Two years ago Postecoglou encountered similar issues with Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie, with a lack of alternatives both players were used extensively including in a Glasgow Derby just days before they got their moves to Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
Last season wasn’t the greatest for Forrest but he did score his 100th Celtic goal and was on the pitch at Hampden when the final whistle blew on the club’s eighth treble.
Celtic youngsters Toby Oluwayemi and Matthew Anderson are set to join Admira Wacker on loan.
Brendan Rodgers is looking for Yang Hyunjun to make a similar impact as Oh Hyeon-gyu on the Celtic first team squad.
In mid-season, with Giorgos Giakoumakis on his way to Atlanta United, Ange Postecoglou turned to Suwon Samsung for a replacement with the firepower needed to build on…
Neither Keith Jackson or Fraser Wilson were biting. Michael Gannon, covering Celtic in Japan was more adamant that the Daily Record had gone way over the top with the headlines attached to his story
The economics of the situation surely rule it out but pressed on the issue Brendan Rodgers offered encouragement, comparing it to his own return to the club he left in 2019 with no-one predicting a return.
Two years ago Matt O’Riley would barely have known of Postecoglou, The Fields of Athenrye or noticed that there are Celtic/Irish pubs in every holiday resort in Spain.
Tapping into the speculation Anthony Joseph dug into his archives to share an image from the summer of 1997 which had more than a few Celtic fans putting 2 and 2 together and guessing at the fourth signing.