The Scot is on loan at Celtic from West Bromwich Albion.
John ‘Yogi’ Hughes has told The Scottish Sun that Celtic should do everything possible to keep Oliver Burke at Parkhead.
The 21-year-old attacker has proven a revelation at Celtic since joining on a half-season loan from West Bromwich Albion.
Burke has four goals in eight Scottish Premiership appearances, but a Gareth Bale-like powerful performance in a 5-0 win over St Johnstone was arguably his best game so far.
The jet-heeled Scotland international has revealed that he’d be open to staying in Glasgow beyond this season [The Daily Record], and Hughes, the Bhoys’ seventh leading goalscorer of all time, hopes that wish materialises for him.
“Oliver Burke has something every defender fears — and that’s pace. The big lad is greased lightning as he gets across that pitch,” he told The Scottish Sun.
“I can see that in Oliver. And, like me, he can play on the wing or through the middle. I, for one, would be more than satisfied if both Neil and Oliver were at Celtic next season.”
The vast majority of Celtic fans would love to see Burke hang around, but can the Hoops afford him?
This is a player who cost the Baggies £15 million in 2017 [Express & Star] and the Championship club won’t want a huge hit on their initial outlay.
Burke earns around £30,000 per week with the English sides, according to Silly Season.
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