The summer of 2024 saw the club emerge from the window having twice broken its own transfer record for Adam Idah and Arne Engels. The departure of the talismanic Kyogo Furuhashi to Rennes was sanctioned without a ready-made replacement waiting in the wings. Seemingly acting on the advice of head of football operations, Paul Tisdale, Celtic put their entire stake on Wilfried Nancy. The culture surrounding the entire club is one of complacency, incompetence, convenience and short-cuts. Brian Wilson's appointment as interim chairman following Lawwell's departure also speaks to the unhealthy culture which persists at boardroom level.

Source: Daily Mail January 05, 2026 17:35 UTC