James McFadden rates Celtic winger Lewis Morgan highly

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Lewis Morgan is going back to his parent club Celtic from St. Mirren.

Scotland assistant coach James McFadden has suggested to The Daily Record that Lewis Morgan is a good signing for Celtic.

Morgan moved to Celtic from St. Mirren in the January transfer window for a fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £300,000, and was immediately loaned back to the Buddies for the rest of the season.

The Scotland international was a key player in St. Mirren winning promotion from the Scottish Championship to the Scottish Premiership this season.

The 21-year-old winger will now be hoping to break into the Celtic first team, and McFadden has backed him to deliver the goods for the Hoops.

Former Scotland international striker McFadden told The Daily Record about Morgan: “I saw him close-up last season when I played against him and he’s an exciting player. He can go either way, right foot or left, and I still don’t know what his strongest foot is.

“First of all he has to force his way into the Celtic set-up but he certainly made an impression on the Scotland manager.”

Sunderland speculation

Morgan has been linked with a move away from Celtic, even before he has kicked a ball for the Brendan Rodgers’s side.

According to The Scottish Sun, Sunderland are interested in signing Morgan on a season-long loan deal from the Hoops in the summer transfer window.

The Black Cats are manager by former St. Mirren manager Jack Ross and will play in League One next season after getting relegated from the Championship.

Although Morgan would find it hard to establish himself in the Celtic starting lineup, he should not leave Celtic Park and must fight for his place.