NEIL LENNON has read the room wrong when he talks about Celtic’s player prospects next season.
Everyone is delighted to see Leigh Griffiths hitting the comeback trail and on his back to the first team squad. The striker has been out since November and is in a position to get back into the game.
However, Neil Lennon deciding to describe the strikers comeback in the most clichéd and cringey way possible has gone down like a lead balloon
The new Celtic boss has hailed the frontman as a ‘new signing’ and told the Celtic Support he’ll be like a new £6m signing.
It will be like a new signing,” Lennon told the Evening Times. “He’ll need to get up to speed with his conditioning. He’s working hard and we’ll see where he is football wise.
“We could have a £6 million striker on our hands for nothing. He’s missed the last 18 months and he’ll need to knuckle down, but he’ll have our full support.”
Having Leigh back is a boost, there’s no doubt about it! However, in a period where Celtic fans have a microscope under Peter Lawwell and Neil Lennon’s transfer plans, it’s not what many want to hear.
The fans want to see progress and reinforcements coming in. Mixing current players like Leigh with fresh stars. The worry is this spin gives the club an easy out if they don’t sign their targets.
