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Scottish giants Celtic have identified Besiktas Super Lig winner Valentin Rosier as a key addition to the Ange Postecoglou-led rebuild at Parkhead, according to Fotomac.
As if Neil Lennon’s replacement didn’t have enough to worry about.
Postecoglou is already under pressure to rebuild a team that finished last season a staggering 25 points behind their Old Firm rivals, the Rangers.
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And it looks like he’ll have to do it without the club’s best defender (Kristoffer Ajer), top scorer (Odsonne Edouard), most creative midfielder (Ryan Christie) and a winger who scored 17 goals without ever getting past second gear (Moi Elyounoussi).
And that’s not to mention the fact that, with only a few weeks left for Celtic to kick off the new season with a disappointing Champions League clash against Midtjylland, the Glasgow giants don’t even have a first-choice right-back.
Jeremie Frimpong left for Bayer Leverkusen in January, while his replacement, loan officer Jonjoe Kenny, returned to Goodison Park.
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Celtic have also missed Milan van Ewijk to Dutch Heerenveen, which means reinforcements must now be obtained from elsewhere.
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Fotomac believes Rosier, a 24-year-old Frenchman, has fans in Parkhead. However, interest from clubs in Italy, Spain and France means Postecoglou and company may have a mountain to climb to sign him.
Rosier won the league and cup double at Besiktas last season, contributing three goals and seven assists. However, he seems to have no future at the parent club, Sporting Lisbon.
“My goal is to stay at Besiktas or be transferred to a good European club so I can play in the Champions League,” said Rosier.
“Sporting are in talks with Besiktas. Let’s see what happens.”
According to Milliyet, the Turkish champions have flopped with an initial offer for Rosier, whom Sporting valued more than £ 3 million.
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