In their pursuit of a third straight league championship, the Bhoys are currently two points behind Rangers with nine Scottish Premiership games remaining.
Still, the Irishman is eager to add his own touch to the group of talents Lennoxtown has to offer and is already making plans for summer transfer targets.
“After looking at this group, I’m really excited about next season,” said Rodgers. Players who were sidelined for some time have caught my eye, and I want to grow this team.
On that front, a lot of work is being done. Is this an opportunity for me to sign it? Yes, I believe that the reason the game looks different now is that we lost some key players last summer.
Examining the roster, it will be necessary to make progress in finding a replacement goalkeeper in light of Joe Hart’s decision to hang up his football boots at the end of the season.
Paulo Bernardo and Adam Idah, who are on loan at Celtic, also require decisions to be made because of their uncertain long-term status there.
Naturally, when the transfer market opens, Rodgers will be eager to make changes to his team. The Hoops have already been connected to a number of targets, including Gijs Small of FC Twente and Callum O’Hare of Coventry City, who plays as a playmaker.
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Brendan Rodgers is eager to advance Celtic’s young youngsters.
When making plans for the upcoming years, it can be tempting to splash out on flashy new recruits, but developing local talent can be just as satisfying.
Interestingly, Rodgers appears to have the same ambition and has mentioned Daniel Kelly and Robby Vata as two players who may lead by example in his larger goal of bringing “high-potential young players” from the youth system into the starting lineup.
“My life has always been about bringing young players through,” he said [to The Herald]. We have a number of exceptionally gifted players. The most important thing is to make a path for them. At a major club, that is a true challenge, but I have a deep faith in young players.
Even if your squad may not be loaded with them, you still need your homegrown players to step up. In the event that there is no path, they search elsewhere. For this reason, I advocate for cutting down on the size of my team in order to focus on developing young players with high potential for your football team.
“You see the likes of Danny Kelly and Rocco Vata,” Rodgers subsequently stated. Although Rocco hasn’t had many opportunities, he is at least working with us every day, being a member of the squad, and performing incredibly well.
“I have no doubt that further guys will step up. The main focus of my stay here is that.
Celtic should never hesitate to bring in local talent.
Generating domestic talent is a crucial endeavor for any football team, especially those that have to adhere to specific squad registration regulations in order to participate in European competitions.
In addition, academy players can save millions on scouting and transfer fees; nonetheless, it can be challenging to strike a balance between youth development and the intense pressure to win every week at Celtic.
There is, however, a happy medium to be reached here, and it would be good to see a few more Lennoxtown grads fill the positions in Rodgers’ group that can occasionally go to unsatisfactory recruits that the team is unable to let go of.
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