CHARLY MUSONDA has been backed by his international boss, Roberto Martinez to come good for Celtic and reach his ‘full potential’ under Brendan Rodgers after a slow start with the Bhoys.
Martinez believes that the 18-month-deal for the player is perfect and that’s why he won’t be rushed into the limelight by the Celtic manager who will want to get Charly playing the way he envisions.
‘To me it’s important that this wasn’t short term,’ said Martinez. ‘Eighteen months is going to give Charly the time to settle in and to understand Brendan Rodgers and the way he wants to play.’ explained Martinez.
‘To have Brendan as his coach should have been something in the mind of Charly before this move.
‘Brendan has worked with a few youngsters before who needed that understanding from him and the time on the pitch to get the best out of them.
‘Charly will have the benefits from that. That’s a really good partnership. Eighteen months allows that to be really strong.
‘There must be a real desire now from Charly to be on the pitch and express himself. Somewhere he really feels the support of the manager. At Celtic, Charly will get the opportunity to be a key player in a top team. He has been ready to play regular football.
‘We are very excited about that in Belgium because we know that Charly, when he gets the continuity, will have the chance to make the final stage of his development and fulfil his huge potential.’
Celtic fans are crying out for the player to be given a chance to show his creative worth to a team who look devoid of making things happen when they come up against a stubborn defence.
Musonda has another full season with Celtic to blossom and the deal is far from a lame duck at this point.
