Frequent changes in manager inevitably lead to the accumulation of players with a couple of left-overs from Neil Lennon’s time hopefully moving on long after their usefulness came to an end
Ange Postecoglou had little option but to involve Soro in his early matches in charge of Celtic but tellingly brought in midfielders Reo Hatate, Matt O’Riley and Yosuke Ideguchi during his first January transfer window.
With his Celtic contract expiring at the end of this season it seems that the 25-year-old has decided to get out playing again rather than hanging on for every payment in his contract.
Negotiating a pay off from Celtic for the remaining months of the contract should be the most complex part of the departure but it seems that the Valenciennes Sporting Director wants to insert an English based agent into the move.
There has been no sighting of Soro in Celtic’s pre-season with Odin Thiago Holm and Kwon Hyeok-kyu brought in to compete for midfield places with Daniel Kelly promoted from the B team.
Contracts are a complex business, wages per week are commonly quoted but bonuses and especially the loyalty ones underpin modern deals.
Ajeti and Soro were sent out on loans last season, tellingly there has been no interest from Strum Gram or Arouca in following up with permanent offers.
Ajeti was signed at the same stage as Barkas but made little impression last season at Sturm Graz which probably did more harm than good for the reputation of the former Basel striker.