CHARLIE NICHOLAS believes that Riely McGree was the last thing Postecoglou and Celtic needed after he snubbed Parkhead for Middlesbrough.
McGree chose to play in the second tier of English football over the European nights in front of 60,000 fans that Celtic offered because the financial package offered by Boro was superior. If that is what the player wants, Celtic can not compete with that.
Charlie Nicholas believes Celtic have dodged another bullet with this deal with McGree carrying the potential to upset the dressing room while morale is high. As quoted by The Herald, the former Sky pundit said;
“The bottom line is that Celtic could have signed McGree and, 12 or 18 months down the line, he could well have been agitating for another move.
“Celtic wouldn’t have found out the lad’s character had they not been involved in this transfer saga, so maybe it has worked out in their favour.
“Ange Postecoglou has won over the Celtic players and the last thing he needs is to have a player causing friction behind the scenes.
“People are buying into what the manager is doing, he has already won the first piece of silverware up for grabs and this Celtic squad is only going to get stronger.
“I liked the way Postecoglou dealt with the McGree transfer setback.
“He came out and made it clear that he is only interested in dealing with players who want to be at Parkhead.”
In a way, Charlie is right, however, if the Australian midfielder had opted to sign for Celtic he would have taken the finances into consideration and it would not have been a problem. The squad does not need another midfielder at the moment and Ange will not sign anyone for the sake of it.
