ANGE POSTECOGLOU offered a teasing wait-and-see statement on the possibility of a NINTH Celtic signing before the midnight deadline on Thursday.
The Hoops boss revealed things were going on “in the background” as searches the market for further reinforcements.
So far Postecoglou has arranged permanent contracts for Filipe Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Daizen Maeda and spent £3.75million on Argentinian left-back Alexandro Bernabei and a cut-price £1.7million on versatile forward Sead Haksabanovic.
SALES TALK…Ange Postecoglou hasn’t dismissed incomings or outgoings before Thursday’s transfer deadline.
The Greek-Australian gaffer has also brought in free transfer men Aaron Mooy, the Australian World Cup midfielder, and Swiss keeper Benji Siegrist who was up for grabs after leaving Dundee United following four years at Tannadice.
German central defender Moritz Jenz also agreed a season-long lon deal from French top-flight Lorient.
Asked about any further possible action on the transfer front, Postecoglou answered: “There’s a possibility.
“There are things working on in the background both in terms of outgoings and incomings.
“We might well do nothing and might do a couple of things, but there’s still stuff going on in the background and we’ll all find out in the next 48 hours.”
DANGERMAN…Liel Abada scores the clinching goal in Celtic’s 3-1 Premiership win over Ross County in Dingwall.
As he prepared for tomorrow night’s Premier Sports League Cup confrontation in Dingwall, Postecoglou, speaking to the Daily Record, continued: “We know Ross County is a challenging fixture, but in a Cup competition every opponent has potential pitfalls you can fall into, so we have to be at our best.
“Ross County is tricky anyway as you get home in the early hours of the next morning, so we’ll make some changes.”
On today’s sacking of Dundee United boss Jack Ross in the aftermath of the champions’ 9-0 win at Tannadice on Sunday, Postecoglou responded: “I said after the game we all realise the industry we’re in and the position we all hold and the repercussions when things aren’t going well.
“There’s less patience and tolerance these days for things not going well. People feel like change is the only recourse. In days gone by we were a little more patient, but that’s the industry we’re in and Jack was probably aware of it.
TOP OF THE PILE…Kyogo Furuhashi is hoisted high by Matt O’Riley after his spectacular second goal against Dundee United at Tannadice. Filipe Jota is about to join in the celebrations.
“For all our managers in today’s world when things aren’t going well, there’s always the potential you can be relieved of your duties.
“It’s the nature of football in the current climate and I don’t see it changing because there’s a real visceral response to things these days because there are so many opinions and external pressures and scrutiny on everything that happens.
“I said before that you could wait until Monday’s papers for the pressure to start, but now it’s at the full-time whistle and that’s the world we live in and most people when they’re looking for some sort of correction they feel change is the best way to go.
“That’s the nature of the roles we’re in and every manager understands that. You always enjoy the good times.”
Postecoglou added: “I’ve never worried too much about how much my tenure will last at every position I’ve held.
“I’ve just tried to do the job to the best of my ability and enjoy it for as long as it lasts. None of us have any guarantees over how long we stay in any position, but it doesn’t stop you building stuff that’s meaningful.
“I’ve always gone into every position I’ve had thinking I’ll be there for a long time and build a team that can helpfully do special things and if that ends prematurely then so be it.”
