Celtic’s midfield could be in need of a rebuild this summer. After signing three midfielders in January in the form of Reo Hatate, Matt O’Riley and Yosuke Ideguchi, Ange Postecoglou had a wealth of options to pick the middle of the park from. That is no longer the case, with the Hoops losing two of their most experienced players in the form of Tom Rogic and Nir Bitton.
Rogic had been a regular starter since the arrival of Postecoglou as manager. One can only hope that O’Riley is able to fill the void that the Australian will be leaving behind at Parkhead.
On the other hand, while Bitton might not have been a regular starter for Celtic last season, he was indeed a key player for the club as he was one of the players that the manager relied on to bring off the bench in order to see out games. There is no ideal replacement for him at the club right now but it looks like the Hoops might have found one.
As reported by Sport 5 (via 67 Hail Hail), Celtic are showing an interest in Maccabi Haifa midfielder Mohammed Abu Fani. They are not the only ones though as Eintracht Frankfurt and Standard Liege are also keeping an eye on the Israel international star.
Celtic are interested in a move for Israel international midfielder
Abu Fani has certainly been impressive playing as an all-action midfielder for Maccabi Haifa, who are the champions of the Israeli league. Thus, he has already shown that he can be part of a league-winning team, and that pedigree will come in handy at a club like Celtic, where coming second is viewed as a failure.
Other than playing a key role for his club, Abu Fani has also made several appearances for the Israel national team.
He is still just 24 years of age and as a result, has plenty of room for improvement and should be quite some way from entering his prime.
Celtic have made it a bit of a habit to sign players from the Israeli league in recent years, and it remains to be seen if the name of Abu Fani is added to that list soon.