Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has a chance to show his coaching credentials.
Celtic have pulled off a coup by signing Oliver Burke on loan from West Bromwich Albion.
Burke is on loan at Celtic until the end of the season, BBC Sport reported.
It is 18 months since the Baggies paid £15 million to sign Burke from Red Bull Leipzig, who paid £13 million to Nottingham Forest a year earlier.
Burke has struggled at both clubs, and this season he has played only three times as a substitute at The Hawthorns.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has a chance to succeed where various coaches have failed, and get the best out of Burke.
The boss who enjoyed most success, briefly, was Phillipe Montanier at Forest, who has an attacking philosophy not unlike Rodgers’.
Brendan Rodgers has long been billed as a coach who helps young players improve, but his impact in this regard as a manager has been mixed.
He certainly helped Patrick Roberts, but he could not coax anything out of Charly Musonda, and the likes of Kouassi Eboue and Jack Hendry have gone backwards.
Joining Celtic is about more than talent, it’s about coping with expectation.
Burke will have the spotlight on him particularly, as a bright hope of Scottish football.
Returning to his homeland could help Burke, and if Brendan Rodgers can get him playing back to his best, the manager’s reputation will be enhanced in the process.
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