Joe Gelhardt to Celtic? Transfer link addressed, player profile & our verdict

Joe Gelhardt to Celtic? Transfer link addressed, player profile & our verdict

Following reports that Joe Gelhardt might be heading to Celtic, 67 Hail Hail dig deeper into the team’s most

recent January transfer “target.”

Although the Hoops haven’t made any significant changes this month, as is customary, there have been several

rumors.

In an effort to fortify the Hoops’ pursuit of the Premiership title, Brendan Rodgers is hoping to bolster his team

with some true talent. And one area that might be reinforced is the striking department.

Oh left Celtic to play for South Korea in the Asian Cup, therefore the team is lacking in attack. Since Kyogo is the

only available striker for us, Rodgers will probably need an extra body. Is Gelhardt the culprit?

Joe Gelhardt’s Celtic connection

English center attacker Joe Gelhardt, 21, is presently employed with EFL Championship powerhouse Leeds

United.

It wasn’t clear from the Daily Mail on Monday if Celtic and Rangers were interested in signing him permanently

or just on loan.

The fact that Gelhardt has a contract at Elland Road through the summer of 2027 makes the latter option most

likely. He left Wigan Athletic to sign with Leeds in 2020, but he hasn’t exactly left an impression.

Gelhardt has racked up 49 games for the Yorkshire club but has just three goals to his name. His most recent

loan spell was with Sunderland during the 2022/23 campaign and managed six goal contributions in 20

appearances.

Our Joe Gelhardt Celtic verdict

On the face of it, those numbers above aren’t very encouraging and it’s something that might put the club right

off before taking their alleged interest any further.

To makes matters worse, Gelhardt has scored just one goal in eight games for Leeds in 2023/24. Quite frankly,

we’d be surprised if Celtic were sniffing around this player.

A permanent move is out of the question given he has another three years on his contract and a loan doesn’t even

look likely at this stage either.

The longer the window goes on and Celtic haven’t recruited a striker, Gelhardt to Glasgow probably becomes

more likely.

But Celtic fans at the moment will hope it’s the blue half Gelhardt is off to because he won’t be the answer for the

Parkhead giants at this juncture of the season.

 

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