Their ideal may be Celtic’s “exciting” teenager. Substitute for Turnbull

Their ideal may be Celtic’s “exciting” teenager. Substitute for Turnbull

With the arrival of Nicolas Kuhn on a permanent contract from Rapid Wien and Adam Idah on loan from Norwich, Celtic closed the January transfer window with just two new players in their first team.
On deadline day, The Daily Record revealed that the Hoops were looking for a left-back to compete with Greg Taylor and Alexandro Bernabei, as well as a new central midfielder to replace David Turnbull, who made a last-minute £2 million move to Cardiff.

The loan move for Idah was the only inbound business the Scottish powerhouses had on Thursday, thus they were unable to recruit someone in either of those positions.

Brendan Rodgers may already have the ideal successor to the Scotland international in academy whiz Rocco Vata, although supporters may be frustrated that the team did not sign a replacement for Turnbull, who had a decent role this season.

This season’s goal total for David Turnbull

During the first half of the 2023–24 season, the £2 million-rated magician scored seven goals in 19 appearances across all competitions for the Bhoys.
After joining Parkhead from Motherwell in the summer of 2020, he scored 31 goals and provided 23 assists in 134 games for the team, demonstrating his ability to score from midfield.
Despite being chosen a starter in just nine of his 16 Scottish Premiership games this season, Turnbull scored seven goals and created five ‘big opportunities’.

The only players who have scored more league goals for Celtic this season than the 26-year-old wizard are Kyogo Furuhashi (eight) and Matt O’Riley (ten).
This demonstrates how the offensive midfielder gave Aaron Rodgers a serious goal threat in the first half of the season, demonstrating the necessity for a replacement.

Why Rocco Vata might succeed Turnbull

Vata, who has drawn attention with his impressive record at the youth level and encouraging first-team outings, may already be Rodgers’ ideal replacement for Turnbull.
In the SFA Cup in January, the 18-year-old dynamo scored his first goal as a senior for the team off the bench against Buckie Thistle.

Ange Postecoglou gave him four opportunities to shine in the Premiership last season, as the table above shows, and Vata showed off his ingenuity by creating two striking “big chances” in just 44 minutes of play.
In addition to being a deadly goal scorer for Celtic’s B squad this season with a stunning return of 12 goals in 15 Lowland League games, the Ireland U21 international scored two goals in his debut at that level.

Vata’s future was deemed “exciting” by talent scout Jacek Kulig. During his academy career, he has scored 23 goals in 34 games for Celtic B. This demonstrates his remarkable goal-scoring ability and raises the possibility that the young talent could duplicate the impact the now-Cardiff star made on Rodgers‘ goal total.
The 5 foot 9 ace is a versatile player who can play center forward, as a number ten, or out wide. He could be the ideal replacement for the Scotland international, who was left unreplaced during the transfer window, and step up to the first team to take Turnbull’s minutes as an attacking midfielder.

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