Promising transfer target has completed trial with Celtic

Celtic are expected to bring in a number of new players over the next few months as they look to rebuild the squad and challenge for the Premiership title next season, after losing out to the Rangers with 6 games to spare this time around.

While fans will be hoping for big signings, for the time being, the club has only been linked with promising youngsters. One of those is Airdrieonians’ Thomas Robert.

Celtic have been linked with a move for the 20-year-old winger, who contract reportedly comes to an end at the end of this season, meaning he will be a free agent in a few months’ time.

And now, Airdrieonians manager Ian Murray has confirmed that he was on trial with The Hoops. As reported by the Daily Record, he said:

"“I can provide clarity on Thomas being in with Celtic and training with them.“It’s brilliant for him personally and brilliant for the club because it shows that we are doing something right.“It was a no-brainer to let him go on trial with Celtic. It was a chance for Thomas to showcase himself and train with top level players and coaches.“He was in a top level training environment which is second to none. He was working with top players and for any footballer, it’s an exciting time time to do that.“It’s testament to Thomas, his teammates and the club because we are starting to build those connections.”"

He also confirmed that the trial is complete and Robert is now back training with Airdrieonians:

"“Thomas is now back with us, he’s been tested and trained with us yesterday.”"

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Will Robert be a good signing for Celtic?

The son of former Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United star, Laurent Robert, he shocked a lot of people by leaving Montpellier to join Airdrieonians in the previous summer. It looked like he was determined to join a club where he would get regular playing time and show what he is capable of.

That is exactly what has happened. In 14 appearances, he has scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists. And has clearly been good enough to catch the eye of clubs the size of Celtic.

Now, it remains to be seen whether the Hoops ultimately end up making a move for the youngster in the summer. They won’t be without competition though as Aberdeen are also reportedly interested in signing him.

Can he be a star at Parkhead? Only time will tell. But he definitely has shown enough potential during his time at Airdrieonians to take a chance on him.