Confirmed: Celtic Take Former Montpellier Midfielder on Trial

It had been rumoured but today it has been confirmed Thomas Robert, son of former Newcastle star, Laurent Robert has been on trial at Celtic.

The French player left his home country last year to seek football opportunities in the UK – turning down a new contract with Montpellier. The 20-year-old signed a short term deal with Airdrie and has been catching the eye of SPFL scouts which was likely Thomas and his reps plan from the beginning.

Speaking to RecordSport about the trial, Airdrie boss Ian Murray said the training was successful and it was a ‘no brainer’ to allow the

He said: “I can provide clarity on Thomas being in with Celtic and training with them.

“It’s brilliant for him personally and brilliant for the club because it shows that we are doing something right.

“It was a no-brainer to let him go on trial with Celtic. It was a chance for Thomas to showcase himself and train with top level players and coaches.

“He was in a top level training environment which is second to none. He was working with top players and for any footballer, it’s an exciting time time to do that.

“It’s testament to Thomas, his teammates and the club because we are starting to build those connections.

“We are taking young players in and improving them which is our model. Thomas has grabbed lots of headlines and he’s a great asset to us.

“Thomas is now back with us, he’s been tested and trained with us yesterday. He’s adapted to everything that we’ve asked him to exceptionally well.”

The player plays predominantly on the right wing and would come in and provide competition for James Forrest if the club decide to sign him.

John Kennedy has already confirmed the club are still looking to recruit even though they don’t have a managerial team in place for next season.

It will be interesting to see what comes of this in the coming weeks.

Hopefully there will be a team in place sooner rather than later who can make their own call on the Frenchman.