Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers rates Eboue Kouassi highly.
Eboue Kouassi arrived at Celtic in January 2017 with a strong reputation, but the 20-year-old midfielder has failed to make a huge impact at Celtic Park.
As reported by The Scottish Sun, Celtic paid FC Krasnodar a transfer fee of £3 million in order to secure the services of the midfielder.
The midfielder has struggled with injuries since his move to the Glasgow giants and has made just nine competitive appearances for the Hoops so far.
The Ivorian has been linked with moves away from the Hoops in the January transfer window, with The Scottish Sun claiming of interest from German club Werder Bremen, Belgian sides Genk and Standard Liege, and French outfit Amiens.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers recently spoke highly of Kouassi, and said that the midfielder will be the long-term successor to Scott Brown.
Brown is one of the best midfielders in Scotland, and the Scotsman is going strong despite being 32 years of age.
Rodgers recently told The Daily Record: “Eboue was brought in and he plays a specific role – the Scott Brown role. It just so happens he’s the captain, who’s been brilliant.”
Celtic fans have taken to social networking site Twitter to give their reaction to Rodgers’s comments about Kouassi – many are not convinced that he can be the long-term successor to Brown.
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