Alan Brazil thinks Callum McGregor’s Celtic future depends on Rangers

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Steven Gerrard’s Glasgow Rangers will play a role in Callum McGregor’s Celtic future amid reported Leicester City interest, says Alan Brazil.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard

Alan Brazil has predicted in The Sunday Post that Celtic will not sell Callum McGregor in January if Steven Gerrard’s Glasgow Rangers are challenging for the Scottish Premiership title.

The former Scotland international forward – who now works as a presenter on talkSPORT and stated in The Sunday Post in July 2017 that he is red-hot Celtic fan – believes that Leicester City will make a move for McGregor in the January transfer window.

According to The Daily Record, Leicester in the Premier League wanted to sign the 26-year-old Scotland international from the Hoops on transfer deadline day in England and were preparing a £20 million bid.

Brazil has suggested that should Rangers be hot on the heels of Celtic come January in the Scottish Premiership title race, then the Bhoys will not sell McGregor and has also backed Brendan Rodgers’s Leicester to make a move for him.

Brazil wrote in The Sunday Post: “It’s no surprise that Brendan Rodgers tried his luck on deadline day with a reported £20-million offer to get him to Leicester City. Under the circumstances, with Tierney just out the door, it’s also not surprising Celtic said: “No chance” to their former gaffer.

“But I’d be stunned if Brendan doesn’t try again when the transfer window reopens. Whether Celtic accept will have less to do with the fee on offer than how comfortable they feel in the title race.

“If they’re well clear of Rangers, £20m-plus might be enough to see McGregor follow his pal Tierney to the Premier League – especially if the player is keen. On the other hand, if the Gers are breathing down the Hoops’ necks, or are ahead of them, I can’t see Peter Lawwell sanctioning the sale.”

January stay?

McGregor is one of the best players in the current Celtic team, and the Glasgow giants have to keep hold of him until next summer.

True, cashing in on the 26-year-old in January may be tempting and the player himself could be interested in a switch to the Premier League, but selling a key figure in the middle of a season is never a good idea for any club.