Celtic player pictured in training after long absence

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: The official Glasgow Celtic FC club badge on a home shirt on February 6, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: The official Glasgow Celtic FC club badge on a home shirt on February 6, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images) /
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Celtic have been brilliant when it comes to identifying and signing the right players during the time of Ange Postecoglou as manager. They have pulled off numerous transfer masterstrokes over the course of the past four windows, with the likes of Jota, Kyogo, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Daizen Maeda, Alistair Johnston, Reo Hatate, Matt O’Riley, Carl Starfelt and several more arriving at the club and making their mark as well.

Of course, not all transfer moves can work out. And one which certainly did not was the decision to sign James McCarthy.

McCarthy has never looked like the right fit for Postecoglou’s style of football and as a result, he has not gotten minutes on the pitch often. On the other hand, he has struggled with injury issues as well, which raises further eyebrows about the club’s decision to hand him a four year deal.

He has not featured for the club in a long time. But as reported by Glasgow Live, McCarthy was spotted in training after missing the last several months of action.

Celtic player pictured in training after long absence

It is safe to say that McCarthy is not expected to ever become a big part of Postecoglou’s first-team plans. And the best step for him might be to leave in the summer.

There were rumours about a potential exit in January but he ended up picking up an injury before the window even opened. Now, it remains to be seen what the future holds for the midfielder.

Considering how things have turned out for him at Parkhead over the past couple of seasons, it is hard to see him having a lot of options on the table even if he did decide to leave in the summer though. At that point of time, he would still have a couple of years left on his deal with the club and might very well stay on.

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