Celtic must axe flop who “wants to be at the club”

Celtic clinched their fifty fifth top-flight title after they gained the Scottish Premiership with a 5-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice Park on Saturday.

An personal objective from Ryan Pressure put the Hoops forward earlier than Nicolas Kuhn and Adam Idah each netted braces to safe a complete victory for the away facet, and one which wrapped up the title.

One participant who was not concerned within the matchday squad for the crowning second, nonetheless, was Maik Nawrocki, who has fallen out of favour regardless of a few spectacular outings lately.

Why Maik Nawrocki’s time at Celtic is likely to be over

The Polish defender, signed from Legia Warsaw, has solely performed two video games within the Premiership this season, regardless of being accessible for each match, they usually each got here in March in back-to-back video games in opposition to Rangers and Hearts.

The rarely-seen star stepped up in these matches, as proven within the desk above, with dominant defensive shows, while additionally being dependable in possession.

Nonetheless, he was then an unused substitute within the subsequent two video games and was not named on the bench in opposition to Dundee United, with Liam Scales most popular as a starter and Auston Trusty most popular on the bench.

Nawrocki has solely performed 12 Premiership matches in nearly two seasons at Parkhead and that could be why his time on the membership could possibly be over heading into the summer time window, because the defender could need to go and play common soccer.

The 24-year-old ace might not be the one centre-back to maneuver on from Parkhead this 12 months, although, as Celtic should ruthlessly bin Stephen Welsh as effectively.

Why Celtic ought to promote Stephen Welsh

As soon as dubbed “wonderful” by Brendan Rodgers, the 25-year-old flop was despatched out on mortgage to Mechelen in Belgium through the January switch window however he is completed little or no to recommend he deserves a future at Parkhead, one thing the participant clearly desires.

Welsh has began 11 matches within the Professional League through the second half of the marketing campaign, and his staff are but to maintain a single clear sheet – conceding 25 objectives within the course of.

These statistics don’t recommend that the Scottish dud is more likely to return to Parkhead to problem for a beginning berth subsequent season, given how poor his present staff’s defence has been with him within the facet as a starter.

His disappointing type is mirrored in his present market worth of £700k, as per Transfermarkt, which is even decrease than Nawrocki’s valuation of £1.7m, regardless of him having solely performed two league video games this season.

Welsh’s present contract at Celtic doesn’t expire till the summer time of 2027. Nonetheless, the choice to ship him out on mortgage, coupled along with his market valuation and his dismal defensive numbers with Mechelen, means that he doesn’t have a lot of a future at Parkhead.

Subsequently, the membership should ruthlessly bin the central defender by cashing in on him within the upcoming summer time switch window, and Nawrocki could comply with him out of the door if he desires to play frequently subsequent time period.