Journalist Claims Postecoglou Has ‘No Intention’ Of Playing 26 Year Old Defender Despite Remaining At Celtic

Journalist Claims Postecoglou Has ‘No Intention’ Of Playing 26 Year Old Defender Despite Remaining At Celtic

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has “no intention” of playing left-back Boli Bolingoli, despite the Belgian having stayed with the Scottish club after the transfer window closed, according to The Athletic‘s Kieran Devlin.

The 26-year-old returned from a loan spell at Istanbul Basaksehir in the summer but he has not played a single minute of competitive action so far this season.

Greg Taylor is Postecoglou’s first-choice left-back while both Adam Montgomery and right-back Josip Juranovic have been used since the Scotland international sustained a shoulder injury against AZ Alkmaar.

Liam Scales has been recruited from Shamrock Rovers as well, with the 23-year-old expected to be deployed as another backup, so Bolingoli’s options appear to be very limited.

The Russian and Turkish transfer windows will remain open for a few more days so there is still a chance that the defender will be offloaded, rather than being frozen out until January.