Celtic now submit £2m offer to seal second Nancy signing after Araujo
Celtic have now reportedly launched a £2m bid to sign an attacking star who could become the second signing of Wilfried Nancy’s tenure.
Nancy understands Celtic fume after Old Firm
The last thing that Nancy needed was a defeat against Rangers in the Old Firm derby at Celtic Park. It’s only ignited the flames of his tenure even further in Scotland and left many questioning when the final straw will arrive.
The Frenchman understood the anger of the fans at full-time, but insisted that Celtic are “really close” to turning things around: “It’s the results. Results. So this is the reality for the moment.
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“But when I say this is the reality, it doesn’t mean that I am a defeatist guy. No. What I mean is we are really close, really, really close, to turn things around. And again, I repeat myself, but I can understand this situation.
“I think that they (fans) were behind us the first half, they pushed us in a good way. And after that… I can understand why they’re disappointed regarding the fact that we had many possibilities to win the game.
“I know that I repeat myself, but it happened in the past also regarding many games. And I think that they really enjoyed the first half. They saw a team, players that they were giving everything with the ball and without the ball.”
His words haven’t stopped rumours from arriving, however, and recent headlines have claimed that Martin O’Neill is ready to make his second return of the season. The veteran manager enjoyed an excellent interim spell and could now get the chance to pick up where he left off in Scotland.
However, that may not be the change that the Bhoys make. Instead, having already signed Julian Araujo on loan from Bournemouth, Celtic have reportedly turned towards another reinforcement for the manager.
Celtic submit £2m bid to sign Jocelin Ta Bi
As reported by Sky Sports Scotland, Celtic have submitted a £2m bid to sign Jocelin Ta Bi from Maccabi Netanya. The winger is currently on loan at another Israeli side, Hapoel Petah Tikva, but they are expecting him to be on the move this month.
Nancy needs attacking reinforcements and Bi would offer him exactly that. Whether the 20-year-old would hit the ground running is another question, though.
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Bi has scored just twice all season in Israel and is showing no sign of the quality needed to step into a Scottish Premiership title race. On paper, he’s very much an unexpected target for Celtic. For £2m, they’ll be hoping to unlock the peak of his powers, however.
Nancy, meanwhile, should be hoping that a number of other targets also emerge this month.