Celtic captain Callum McGregor has issued a strong and honest plea to the club’s hierarchy to bring in reinforcements after their shock Champions League elimination at the hands of Kairat Almaty.
The midfielder did not mince his words in the aftermath of the defeat, as he publicly acknowledged what many fans have been saying all summer, that the current squad needs help.
“Everyone has been quite vocal about what we need. We need help, we need the players, we need to have a strong squad if we want to compete on all fronts,” McGregor said to the BBC. “That doesn’t change after Tuesday night. The players still need help, we need bodies in the door.”
It’s a striking statement coming from the club captain, especially in a summer where recruitment has been slow, and clear gaps in the squad have gone unaddressed. McGregor’s comments cut through the noise — and point squarely at the club’s failure to prepare properly for the biggest games of the season.
Kyogo left Celtic 8 months ago and is yet to be replaced, which is quite frankly insane. Nicolas Kuhn left at the start of the window, and had been in the rumour mill since January, as we’ve kicked off the season and got knocked out of the Champions League with Yang and Forrest as our wingers, because the club has not brought new bodies in.
For a figure like McGregor, who never creates headlines, to speak out this directly only underlines the seriousness of the situation.
With time ticking in the transfer window, the pressure is now firmly on the board to act or face even more scrutiny from both inside and outside the dressing room.
