Celtic has been so successful on and off the field in Parkhead in recent years thanks to their model for the exchange of purchasing players for young players, giving them a platform on which shine, before selling them.
This, as indicated by Mark Pirie du Daily Recordsaw the club called the “best club managed in Great Britain” last year by the Fair game index.
However, a player, signed by Ange Postcoglou at Bon Marché, is still at the club and remains a key figure on the side of Brendan Rodgers, winning elegant criticism.
Postcoglou’s greatest successes on the transfer market
When Angel Postcoglou arrived at Celtic in 2021, as David Hytner from The Guardian The said, the club was a “ disorder … in need of a restart ” and a mass overhaul.
Australian himself admitted “I was a joke” when he arrived, but challenged all the expectations by winning five out of six Domestic trophies, leaving for Tottenham having delivered a hat -trick.
As indicated by Callum McFadden to break the linesThe main factor behind the success of PostCoglou was his excellent recruitment.
In total, 32 players were signed during the two -year reign of Postcoglou in Glasgow, so here is a selection of the best.
Celtic selections selected under Angel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Players | Games | Fees paid | Sold at the expense |
Kyōgo | 165 | £ 4.5 m | £ 10 m |
Starfelt | 87 | £ 4 m | £ 4.3 M |
Abada | 112 | £ 3.5 m | £ 8 |
Juranović | 53 | £ 2.5 m | £ 7.5 m |
Giakoumakis | 57 | £ 2.5 m | £ 8 |
Jota | 91 | £ 6.4 m | £ 25 m * |
Housing | 148 | £ 6 m | Current player |
Cat | 131 | £ 1.4 m | Current player |
Maeda | 146 | £ 1.6 m | Current player |
O’riley | 124 | £ 1.5 m | 25 million pounds sterling |
Johnston | 100 | £ 3 | Current player |
Oh Hyeon-Gyu | 47 | £ 2.5 m | £ 4 m |
* JOTA was signed for 8.5 million pounds sterling in January | |||
All statistics and information With the kind authorization of Transfermarkt | |||
12 players who appeared in the table and, on the eight who left, including Jota, who of course returned, Celtic made a profit of around 65 million pounds sterling on the transfer market alone, the move from Matt O’riley to Brighton most lucrative.
However, it is one of these signatures, still at the club, which plays for the moment.
Celtic colossal central defender
When Cameron Carter-Vickers joined Celtic, Initially on loanIn 2021, it was surplus to the requirements in Tottenham, after having made Five appearances For the Spurs, one of which came earlier this summer, starting a qualification defeat of the Europa Conference League against Paços de Ferreira that Nuno Espírito Santo did not take particularly seriously.
Nevertheless, north of the border, it was invaluable for Celtic, with Postcoglou Describe it Like “exceptional”, too Call him both A “leader” as well as the “Best defender in the League”, so why his move was made permanent to 6 million pounds sterling the following summer.
Overall, the 27-year-old made 148 appearances in Hoops, winning eight major trophies, bringing his counts to 18 caps for the United States during this period, with Graham Ruthven of Total Soccer Show To believe in his performances in Scotland should make him the first choice of the United States at the World Cup next summer on the ground at home.
So let’s take a look at some of the Carter-Vickers statistics.
Carter-Vickers vs other central defenders (last 365 days) | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (by 90) | Housing | Centile |
Passage attempt | 94.01 | 99% |
Get the completion% | 94.2 | 99% |
Progressive passes | 4.75 | 80% |
Progressive door | 1.34 | 90% |
The dual antennas gain% | 2.97 | 85% |
Tackles | 1.63 | 63% |
Interceptions | 1.04 | 42% |
As the table describes, compared to other central defenders, it ranks both for statistics in possession and out of possession, its tackles and the interception figures are hampered by the almost Celtic average 74% possession In the Premiership this season.
Nevertheless, the American has become irreplaceable on this side, with Rodgers Label it “Top Class”, while the former manager of the United States U20 Tab Ramos said he has always been Impressed by Carter-Vickers “aggressiveness in the air”, underlined by the percentage of air duels which he wins, classified Third for this metric in the Champions League of this season (minimum 20 duels contested).
His performance against Bayern Munich in Germany last Tuesday led to Alex Barker of athletics Declaring that he was convinced that Carter-Vickers was “the best central defender outside the top five leagues in Europe”. Good praise indeed.
According to TransferMarktThe 27 -year -old is now worth more than double what Celtic has paid for him, with his value currently at his highest point (11.5 million pounds sterling), strengthening his status as a good deal.
To put this in context, it is worth more than a record signing engine (9 million pounds sterling), according to the same source, and worth more than a man who Alistair Johnston thinks it is “One of the most likely players in Europe”, Daizen Maeda.
The Japan star is worth 6.5 million pounds sterling In the eyes of TransfermarktA figure that only proves how great the signature of his American teammate has been.
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