Celtic failed to lure Tosin Adarabioyo to Parkhead from Premier League giants Manchester City but a move to the Scottish Premiership is still possible.
Tosin Adarabioyo could have been playing regular domestic and European football this season, honing his development, adding to his first-team experience and closing in on a first league title of his career.
Instead, the highly-rated centre-back performed a dramatic U-turn and signed a five-year contract at Manchester City in the summer, just when it appeared that he was set to leave on a free.
Celtic had been among the clubs keen to offer Adarabioyo a new home, as reported by the Mail. And after six more months of trying and failing to break into City’s first-team, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that a move to Parkhead could still happen.
Because the Mail now adds that Premier League leaders City have made the 20-year-old available for loan. Adarabioyo has made just three appearances all season and will be pushed further down the pecking order by the £57 million arrival of Aymeric Laporte.
And with Celtic still keen to add another defender to their ranks, Brendan Rodgers should once again make a move for the England youth star.
The Hoops have made two bids for 22-year-old Jack Hendry but are unlikely to meet Dundee’s £1.5 million price-tag, as reported by the Sunday Post. So it would be little surprise to see Celtic end their pursuit and turn their attentions to Adarabioyo instead.
He, like Hendry, is a young, promising, ball-playing centre-back. And if Celtic are keen to avoid spending big, renewing their interest in Adarabioyo is something of a no-brainer.
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