The seven new Celtic players are in the transfer window, and Brendan Rodgers is staring with a £16 million recruitment gap.

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Celtic supporters’ mutterings and complaints have escalated into boisterous yells and groans.

Disgruntled Parkhead patrons are directing their cries directly at the Brothers Grimm – the board and the stars who have fallen short of expectations. Ange Postecoglou’s departure from Spurs and Brendan Rodgers’ long-awaited return signaled a second opportunity at Celtic Park for the Prodigal son. Fans anticipated the same kind of total dominance that characterized the Irishman’s first term, and the summer of change at Celtic Park was no exception.

However, since his arrival, there has been more deflation than dominance, and Glasgow’s East End has been feeling uneasy as evidenced by their consecutive losses in the Scottish Premiership, which occurred for the first time since 2007. Furthermore, a large number of the most recent hires have been struggling to make the cut, making recruitment increasingly competitive. Nine players joined in the summer, but only one, Luis Palma, has shown the necessary signs thus far. Record Sport looked at some of the newcomers and their transfer situation, as loanee Nat Phillips is scheduled to return to Liverpool in January.

Kobayashi Yuki

Although Celtic has received praise for their success rate in the Japanese market, the Hoops’ chances of winning are really approximately half and half. While opinions on Tomoki Iwata are still pending, there is a Yosuke Ideguchi for every Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, and world champion Kyogo Furuhashi. However, Celtic has been a gloomy cloud for another immigration from the land of the rising sun. Young Kobayashi moved to Glasgow from his boyhood team, Vissel Kobe, but he doesn’t seem to be fitting there. Even though Celtic don’t have any issues to solve, he has significantly dropped in the defensive hierarchy. He has only made seven appearances since moving here a little over a year ago. It appears that an exit will be officially approved in January.

Odin Holm

With a history of being the best in class and a Golden Boy nominee, what could go wrong? Despite being named after a Spanish hero, Odin Thiago Holm’s story in Glasgow has so far been somewhat antagonistic. Additionally, the 20-year-old has been noticeably absent from the last two matchday squads following his £3 million summer transfer. In brief moments, he impresses me, but will he be sent to unfamiliar pastures to gain experience? We’ll find out in time.

Tilio Marco

Although he has sustained injuries, the Australian explorer is being blamed for Glasgow’s poor summer recruitment efforts since he has discovered an unexplored route. Tilio was declared unfit to feature as soon as he arrived and has only spent a total of 27 minutes in action this campaign.

The punters in Parkhead are tired of projects, but the 22-year-old arrived with a resume that suggested he was a Celtic starter waiting to happen. Since then, he has seen players like Palma, Yang, and the returning Mikey Johnston gain opportunities before him. Record Sport disclosed last month that the winger might be scheduled for a January loan to another team in order to get some much-needed playing time.

Bernabei Alexandro

In and out of the field, Bernabei has not encountered any difficulties. But Brendan Rodgers might try to bench the defender as part of the holiday decorations. The first player from Argentina to join Celtic had a respectable price tag and a strong resume. Like Kobayashi, he departed from his childhood club Lanus in Scotland in pursuit of his dreams. The Irishman was given the early duty of smacking Rodgers on the wrist for a missing meeting, and it now looks that interest from overseas could help recover the £3.5 million bill from 2021. Callum McGregor is attempting to steal Celtic’s Iron Man nickname from Greg Taylor, while Bernabei doesn’t seem to be able to move past his Glasgow demons.

Kwon

Recently, several Celtics supporters have gone to social media to pose a question that some people won’t find absurd: is Kwon really real? due to the South Korean’s disappearance. Quite surprisingly, he has not played a minute for the Hoops this season and has only been included in four of Celtic’s EIGHTEEN matchday squads.

Although Yang, a fellow countryman, was also a recruit, the Hoops feel they are significantly undervalued in the midfielder, especially considering the player cost £1 million. He looks like a long shot and is deserving of the wooden spoon award for being the worst summer signing to date.

Brendan Rodgers has addressed the strange matter of the Swede, but it appears that there is a player there for Celtic supporters to notice.And with Celtic paying £3 million to get the young Swede, Elfsborg thought they had found the ideal Carl Starfelt replacement. However, the experienced Liam Scales has filled the void left by the fellow countryman in the Celtic defense rather than the pricy additions of Lagerbielke and Maik Nawrocki.

Even though the Irishman’s comeback is undeniable, there is once more a sense that this one was a letdown. Although Lagerbielke appears to be a good fit, there has been talk of a January departure, which is a serious red signal.

Maik Nawrocki

The summer’s most expensive signing, the Polish player, was not showing up for a “personality” reason, according to Rodgers. Celtic supporters won’t take kindly to the £4.3 million going AWOL, even though the 22-year-old did show early promise. Though he hasn’t played in six of the last seven match days due to injury, he has watched Scales advance ahead of him. Despite his schooling, he appears to be far lower on the hierarchy. January is crucial, and his high price is making the £16 million gap between these seven stars appear enormous.