Former Celtic academy player and host of Open Goal, Simon Ferry has called for the club to sell several fringe players at the club, naming the likes of Oliver Ntcham and Tom Rogic as two who should leave the club.
As quoted by the Daily Record, speaking on Go Radio Ferry name-checked the two Celtic stars in particular who find themselves on the fringes of the side whilst also warning against selling striker Odsonne Edouard at this stage.
“I don’t think you can sell guys like Edouard in January. The fans are upset as it is and if you sell him there would be uproar.
“In terms of guys like Rogic, Ntcham, those types of fringe players I would sell them.
“Rogic has been a great servant to Celtic but it’s time for a change and these players have had their go. I think this will be the year that guys like them leave.
“If you can get rid of them in January then I would.
“In terms of Edouard, I saw West Ham linked. I don’t think that would be the type of move he would fancy having watched them play I don’t think they would suit his style of play at all.
“However, if Brendan Rodgers comes in for him at Leicester City then you’d start to ask questions because you’d think Edouard would jump at that.
“If he then comes to you and wants to go, what do you do then? You have a problem.”
At the start of the season, the majority of Celtic fans including myself were delighted that we didn’t lose any big names in the side like we might have done in past transfer windows.
However, looking back it may have been a better decision to move some of these players on.
With players like Ntcham, his Celtic future certainly looks like it’s coming to a close and you wouldn’t be too surprised to see the Frenchman move on this window.
A complete rebuild is needed and realistically we should be starting here to be prepared for next season. It may be best to start that with moving some players or the management staff on.
Yes , Rogic and Ntcham should certainly be leaving sooner rather than later