Kirk Broadfoot comments on Greg Taylor to Celtic

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Greg Taylor joined Neil Lennon’s Celtic from Kilmarnock in the summer transfer window.

Kirk Broadfoot has told The Sunday Post that Celtic signing Greg Taylor was getting frustrated towards the end of the summer transfer window.

Celtic signed Taylor from Scottish Premiership rivals Kilmarnock on transfer deadline day for a fee reported by The Herald to be worth £3 million.

Former Rangers defender Broadfoot has suggested that the 21-year-old left-back was itching to join the Hoops and was getting frustrated.

The 35-year-old, who left Kilmarnock for St. Mirren this summer, has also warned the Scotland international regarding the stress that comes with playing for Celtic.

Broadfoot told The Sunday Post about Taylor: “It’s a great move for the wee man, and it was only fair that Kilmarnock let him go.

“He had been getting a bit frustrated towards the end of the window. He’s worked hard and it’s a chance for him to move up a level. So the best of luck to him.”

Broadfoot added: “Moving from Kilmarnock to Celtic, the mental side and the pressure that comes with it will be on a different level for Greg. He’ll be under a lot of scrutiny. If he can handle that, he’ll be fine.”

Good signing for Celtic?

Taylor is one of the best young left-backs in Scotland, and the 21-year-old is a very good signing for Celtic.

The youngster will push Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo for a place in Neil Lennon’s starting lineup, and given that he is only 21 years of age, he could well be a star for the Hoops in the coming years.

It is going to be hard for Taylor or Bolingoli-Mbombo to step up to the level of Kieran Tierney, who left Celtic for Arsenal in the summer transfer window.