French club Toulouse has ended its bid to sign Celtic defender Stephen Welch after the Scottish Premier League champions rejected an offer to buy a 3.5 million pound loan.
According to Sky Sports News, newly promoted Ligue 1 side have postponed any bid to sign the Welshman this summer after Celtic rejected an offer last week, with Toulouse now moving to other targets in the final month of the transfer window.
According to the report, Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has big plans for the 22-year-old defender, as the Welshman scored in Hobbs’s season opener 2-0 against Aberdeen after Scotland’s last under-21 international season. The first team and played 24 games in all competitions.
With more British talent being explored by European clubs, Wales’ displays caught the eye of Toulouse after their promotion to Ligue 1 as Ligue 1 had been chasing the defender all summer before their last attempt at signing. The youngster was rejected last week by Celtic.
Indeed, with the Welsh starting and scoring in the first game of the season and Toulouse now ending their chase to sign the centre-back, the 22-year-old could now be set to spend an outstanding year at Celtic, especially if Postecoglou has plans to use the defender more this season.
After all, last season we saw Postecoglou transform Anthony Ralston from a fringe player into one of Scotland’s top talents, and this year the Australian manager could repeat that success story with the Welshman, who has already shown early signs of being a breakthrough player. hoops.
The end of Toulouse’s hunt to sign the Welshman is big news for Celtic
Managing Postecoglou’s side since coming on as manager like never before, and with the Hoops boss keen to highlight more of the Welshman this season, Toulouse ending their bid to sign the 22-year-old defender is big news for the Glasgow giants.
With football debuting in the UEFA Champions League later in the season, the Welshman’s hold would be massive if Postecoglou were to keep the squad healthy largely throughout the entire campaign, and Toulouse’s move to other transfer targets is a huge sigh for hoops. Next year.
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