Celtic snapped up Lewis Morgan for a bargain £300,000 last week.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has suggested to BBC Sport that he first noticed Lewis Morgan back in March when he impressed for St Mirren in a Scottish Cup defeat at Parkhead.
The highly-rated 21-year-old winger joined the Hoops for £300,000 (Daily Mail) this past week.
Morgan, who has managed nine goals in the Scottish Championship this season, will stay on loan at St Mirren for the rest of this season, before joining up with Rodgers’s squad next term.
The youngster, who has only faced the Bhoys on one occasion under Rodgers, was on the losing side when the Saints lost 4-1 at Celtic Park last season in a Scottish Cup quarter-final, and the Celtic manager suggests that his affection for him originated during that encounter.
“Lewis is a player I have admired since I have been up here when he played against us, and watching him play for Scotland Under-21s and St Mirren,” he told BBC Sport.
“I have been impressed with him and he is one who can be developed, and he will obviously stay at St Mirren.
“There is still some work to be done for us if we think it’s the right thing to do.”
With Jonny Hayes and Patrick Roberts currently injured, Celtic could do with another winger now, but if Rodgers feels it’s best for Morgan to stay at St Mirren for now then it’s fair enough.
But Scott Sinclair and James Forrest are his only fit wide players for now and you wonder whether the Northern Irishman should bolster his options in that regard this month.
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