Liel Abada ‘won’t play for Celtic ever again’ after ‘mad’ development – expert
Celtic forward Liel Abada will not play for the club again as the club prepare to listen to offers for him this summer.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, former Hoops and West Ham striker Frank McAvennie admitted he felt sorry for the Israel international amid his off-field struggles regarding the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Manager Brendan Rodgers revealed that Abada is not in the “right frame of mind to play” but is still participating in first-team training.
The former PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year has not been selected in the squad since his substitute appearance against Hibernian on 2 February and has been linked with a move from Parkhead to the MLS.
The latest from Football Insider’s senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke today is that Celtic will listen to offers for Abada in the summer, when he is likely to now leave the club.
Celtic star Liel Abada has no future at the club but would be a starter of he got the “noise out of his head”
McAvennie was adamant the 22-year-old would start if he could “get all the noise out of his head”, but could not foresee a return to the field with the Hoops.
“If Abada was there, I’d put him in the team,” he told Football Insider.
“If I could trust him to go and play and to get all the noise out of his head, then he should play.
“I just don’t think there’s any way back for him now, that is it.
“I’d love to see the boy, but I haven’t got any time for people who want to bring politics into football.
“There’s no place for it – the world’s gone mad.
“You go to games to get away from that.
“I feel for Abada because there are supporters that love him and some that are going against him.
“It must be hard for the boy.
“I think Brendan is the right guy to have there because he’ll be talking to him.
“He’ll know if Abada is playing or not.”
In other news, Celtic told it will cost ‘big money’ to complete permanent move for star.
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