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Celtic Have Genuine Chance of Signing Tyrell Malacia from Man Utd
Club Crest - Manchester United, ManU FC MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 15: The official club badge of Manchester United FC on a home shirt on May 15, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Visionhaus) Manchester Prestwich England United Kingdom Copyright: xVisionhausx 776004101 IMAGO / Visionhaus
It looks like Celtic now have the opportunity to sign Manchester United full-back, Tyrell Malacia, a player they attempted to acquire in January this year. Despite having a pre-contract agreement in place, the Hoops were unable to bring Kieran Tierney in early from Arsenal back in the winter, so they were looking for a left-back to take the spot of the departing Alex Valle, whose loan from Barcelona ended early to allow the youngster to join Como. A similar scenario has now resurfaced at Parkhead, although, at that time, Jeffrey Schlupp was the one who came to rescue on loan from Crystal Palace to give backup for Greg Taylor. However, now Tierney has arrived, Taylor has moved to PAOK, and we are again looking for another left-back. Malacia has 9 Netherlands caps to his name. He came up via Feyenoord's youth academy and his talent is evident. However, despite breaking into the spotlight with Feyenoord's first team, and joining Manchester United in 2022, he has struggled to make an impact at Old Trafford. The

This article first appeared on Celtic FC on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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