NafisaBrendan Rodgers has always spoken about wanting three strikers at Celtic.
During the recently concluded season, Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah were the men leading the line at the start, before Johnny Kenny returned from his loan spell at Shamrock Rovers in January.
That was also the same time Kyogo left for Rennes, and then Daizen Maeda moved up top, before going on to win the Scottish PFA Player of the Year.
Add in the fact that Jota is injured and probably won’t return until 2026, then some fresh legs are needed up top.
Celtic are set to sign Callum Osmand from Fulham, but he is 19-years-old and will probably take Kenny’s place for next season.
A more senior face is needed, and there is one big name available in the market.
Celtic backed to sign Jamie Vardy ahead of Rangers
Jamie Vardy has left Leicester City after their relegation to the Championship in 2024/25, and he will become a free agent in July.
Frank McAvennie has made it clear that he wants Vardy at Celtic, even though there have been suggestions that Rangers want to sign him, as he told his Let Me Be Frank Podcast.
There are new investors at Rangers, and it’s going to be interesting to see what they do in the summer market, but one of English football’s ‘natural predators’ has been told to join the champions of Scotland.
“Vardy. I would take Vardy,” said McAvennie. “I know they are talking about him going to Rangers, but I would take Vardy at Celtic.
“They (Ings and Vardy) are goal scorers. Two of them are goal scorers. They are just natural predators. Get them up here. Good names.
“The two of them know where the back of the net is. People keep saying, ‘you don’t look up’. You don’t have to look up. Goals don’t move. It’s the only thing on the pitch that doesn’t move.
Vardy’s record under Brendan Rodgers
The great thing here is that Vardy has played under Rodgers before, so he will understand his system very well.
The only issue is that Vardy turned 38 in January, and his age might be off-putting for several Celtic supporters.
One thing is for sure: the man who bagged 200 career goals for Leicester in 500 matches has all the experience and know-how in the world.
It’s just a case of, do Celtic go out of their comfort zone and sign a player, especially an ageing outfield player, that they normally wouldn’t bring in because he doesn’t have the resale value.
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