Charlie Nicholas slams Celtic transfer policy, issues stern warning about Rodgers
By James Black
Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas has slammed Celtic for always taking the cheap option in the transfer market and has warned that manager Brendan Rodgers may get “bored” of only achieving success in Scotland.
Nicholas believes Rodgers will lose interest with the Hoops’ domestic domination – the ex-Liverpool man is yet to lose a game domestically since taking over in 2016 – and thinks the Parkhead board will need to fund a better level of player to compete in Europe or risk losing Rodgers.
Rodgers’ side have been on the end of some big European defeats – Barcelona put seven past them, PSG scored five and Bayern strolled to a 3-0 win on Wednesday – while being untouchable in the Scottish game.
The defeat against Bayern could have been much bigger had the hosts not squandered a number of opportunities to exted their lead.
Nicholas thinks that Celtic can’t follow the same path they have on numerous previous occasions by taking the cheap option and need to back Rodgers with funds.
“Celtic have always gone on the cheap route,” Nicholas said, as quoted on the Scotsman website.
“I used to be quite hard on Celtic at this level because it is the true judgement, for me.
“It’s not domestically because they’re far too good for everybody.
“Can they get to that top level? You can if you build the right way.
“But I don’t know if Brendan will stick around long enough to build the right way because he will eventually get bored with the domestic scene.
“If they don’t give him extra money – and I’m not talking about consistently spending about £7million or £8million on players because they can’t go any higher than that.
“But to maybe break the barrier for wages on one or two.”
Celtic now sit third in their Champions League group with Bayern next to visit Celtic Park.
The German side can seal a place in the last-16 with a win against the Hoops although Brendan Rodgers’ side will be aiming to get a result of their own and strengthen their own hopes of playing in the Europa League in the new year.
In other Celtic news, Rangers fans reacted on Twitter after the news of the Hoops’ loss.
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