Celtic are reportedly keen on Serbian winger Srdjan Plavsic.
Celtic youth coach Miodrag Krivokapic has told the Glasgow Evening Times that he thinks Red Star Belgrade’s Srdjan Plavsic could handle a move to the Bhoys.
Brendan Rodgers is in the market for new signings this summer despite winning the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup without even losing a game last season.
With winger Patrick Roberts returning to parent club Manchester City after the end of his 18 month loan deal, Rodgers should be looking for another option out wide even after signing Aberdeen winger Jonny Hayes on Saturday.
Rangers’ Myles Beerman in action with Celtic’s Patrick Roberts
Earlier this week, the Daily Mail reported that Celtic remain interested in signing Red Star Belgrade winger Srdjan Plavsic, with Head of Recruitment Lee Congerton set to travel to watch him this week.
Plavsic, 21, is currently with the Serbian squad at the Under-21 European Championships in Poland, and when he faces Spain on Friday, it’s believed that Celtic will be keeping tabs on his progress.
A right-sided winger who loves to cut inside on his left foot – just like loan star Roberts – Plavsic hit eight goals and five assists for Red Star last season, and has impressed in his native Serbia.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers
Diminutive and quick with a powerful shot, Plavsic looks set for a bright future, and one Celtic coach has backed him to impress with the Bhoys should a move go ahead this summer.
Miodrag Krivokapic – who left Red Star Belgrade for Dundee United way back in 1988 – currently serves as an Under-13 coach for Celtic, and has told the Glasgow Evening Times that he thinks Plavsic is a good player who can handle the pressure of playing for Celtic having played regularly for Red Star over the last two years.
Krivokapic added that Scottish football is much quicker and more aggressive than Serbian football, meaning Plavsic would have to handle that change in style should he join the Bhoys.
General view of Celtic Park
“He’s a good player, and players from that part of the world tend to be technically good players,” said Krivokapic. “People back home have told me that he is a good player, but I haven’t spoken to them in any great detail about him really. What I can say though is that Red Star are a massive club, so a move to Celtic shouldn’t faze him if that happens. They might not be at the level they were at maybe 20 years ago, but they are still a big club.”
“They have a good youth system too and they produce good players. Unfortunately, the league is not as strong as it once was, but Red Star are still a big club with a lot of fans and high expectations. When I came over, I had to get used to Scottish football. It is a different style in Serbia, it’s a different type of football. Scottish football is much quicker, it’s more aggressive compared to what you might be used to on the continent “Sometimes, people underestimate Scottish football. It’s much better than people might say. There’s a lot of good players in Scotland, and it’s very fast and furious, so he would have to handle that,” he added.
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