Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is feeling the heat over transfers.
Kris Commons has told BBC Radio Scotland that only four of Brendan Rodgers’s 15 signings at Celtic “pass the mark” in regards to being of adequate quality.
Rodgers is coming under major fire at Celtic after the Hoops bowed out of Champions League qualification following a 2-1 defeat at AEK Athens on Tuesday.
As a result, the Northern Irishman’s transfer activity is under scrutiny even more – a week after they failed to sign John McGinn, who joined Aston Villa in the Championship.
Rodgers vented his frustration over the Bhoys’ failure to sign players during his post-match press conference in Greece.
And Commons reckons that big questions should be asked of the former Liverpool boss, whom he claims has only made four good signings – Moussa Dembele, Scott Sinclair, Odsonne Edouard and Olivier Ntcham – during his two-year spell at Parkhead.
“He signed two goalkeepers in Dorus de Vries and Scott Bain, two centre-halves in Marvin Compper and Jack Hendry, a right-back, Cristian Gamboa, he’s just signed Emilio Izaguirre again,” he told BBC Radio Scotland.
“Looking at the signings Brendan Rodgers has made since he came in two years ago, he has brought in 15 players. Only two started last night. He has had the funds to get players but of not great quality and it’s not making any impact on the side at all.
“Of the players he has signed, probably three or four maximum pass the mark – Scott Sinclair, Edouard, Dembele and Ntcham.
“Whoever is in control of bringing in players need to have a look at themselves in the mirror because the quality is not good enough.”
It’s worth pointing out that Rodgers has signed a number of young players – like Lewis Morgan, Eboue Kouassi and Jack Hendry – who could potentially go on to become big assets for the club.
But for now, Commons is right in saying that only a handful of his signings have been successful.
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