Five in for Celtic this January?

Four more to join Ki-Sung Yeung?

The Celtic Underground site have twittered that they have heard the club are “attempting to sign” two centre halfs and two strikers in the January transfer window.

An attempt is no guarantee that these players will be in but if the club is serious about these moves, it could go some way to placating the Celtic faithful.

Considering that the club has already secured the South Korean star Ki-Sung Yueng for midfield, the defence and striking positions are definitely at the top of any wish list.

Frankly, Celtic’s centre halfs have been playing at a terrible standard all season and the fans are crying out for a center half partnership that works. Darren O’Dea has returned from a loan spell at Reading but the fans will be looking for more.

The past day or so has seen serious talk about Belarusian centre half Dzmitry Verkhovtsov with some sources saying the player will undergo a medical on Monday, weather permitting.

If Verkhovtsov is signed, who will be the other player to arrive at the back?

Sheffield United’s Matt Kilgallon has been discussed, with the Daily Express stating that Celtic are set to have talks with the players club about a £1m move. The wages for Kilgallon may be problematic but the move could be smoothed over by a player plus cash deal.

Sheffield United are said to be interested in Celtic club captain Stephen McManus, although the same article states that the player does not want to go to the Championship.

This sort of poor judgment reflects the poor decision making made by McManus on the field. There would be no shortage of Celtic fans offering the player a lift to Sheffield if he was to go.

The fact that McManus is being mentioned in line with a move brings up the fact that some players may be exiting the club. McManus could be on his way and if Gary Caldwell does not leave in January, it is very likely he will be off in January.

As for strikers, many will be praying that Robbie Keane is one of the strikers being pursued by Celtic.

This rumour runs and runs, much like Keane himself but Spurs boss was slightly coy in saying that he wants to retain hold of his player, with the comments along the lines of the fact that Spurs wouldn’t want to lose the player, not that they would not lose the player.

Redknapp was far more enthusiastic about Michael Dawson…not that Celtic were in the running for him, so maybe there is a hope.
After all, Spurs are being linked with other strikers. As usual, Redknapp is doing his transfer dealings in the open and through the media by talking about Craig Bellamy. Controversy, rumour and entendres follow Redknapp about but he doesn’t help himself by flaunting the guidelines about tapping players up.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is also being linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur so moves away from White Hart Lane could depend on who moves in.

Another striker appearing on the radar would be Florin Costea, a Romanian international. The pride of Romanian football have already had a lot of joy in Glasgow this season but Costea plays for Universitatea Craiova. He has 6 caps for the international squad but has yet to score for them.

The player has a goalscoring record of just under 1 in every 2 games for his current club, which is the sort of ratio Celtic should be looking at, if not higher.

And if Keane or Costea, don’t come, there is always Kevin Kyle to fall back on.

As for possible exits from the forward line at Celtic Park, Chris Killen may demand an exit to obtain first team football before the World Cup and rumours persist that Scott McDonald could be offloaded to bring money in.

Celtic fans, would four more players satisfy you in January?

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