Celtic will be in the left-back market this summer after Brendan Rodgers’ Saturday night admission.
Greg Taylor is out of contract in the summer and the boss has admitted he’s likely to move on. Kieran Tierney is coming in during the summer but he has been hit with injury issues in recent years at Arsenal, so solid cover is going to be needed as managing his loaded will become a factor.That will leave the boss with options to consider. One of which could be Adam Montgomery, who’s future at Parkhead is sealed until the summer of 2027. I was at the Falkirk Stadium and got to see the talent in action as his loan club, Queen’s Park, contested the SPFL Trust Trophy final against Livingston.
Why Rodgers must consider Montgomery
Yes, look at the scoreline of Livingston 5-0 Queen’s Park and you’ll wonder where it went wrong. But Montgomery was by far the best player on the park, at least from this observer’s view in the press box. Up against Tete Yengi initially who looked about a foot taller than him, he had him in his pocket and even won headers against him. At times he’d invert inside the park and put a couple of teasing balls into the box for attackers to attack.With Rodgers’ side dominating the ball and attacking chances in most domestic games, Montgomery showed in this that going forward he can be a threat and in defence he did all he could to stem the Livi tide. Injuries then hit the backline and he carried himself well as a makeshift centre-back on occasion and he popped up at left wing too. Yes, there could be a clamour for Jeffrey Schlupp permanently amid his impressive loan from Crystal Palace but a high wage be needed there.A dip into the transfer market could also be had. But in Montgomery, on this showing, there’s a young attack-minded full-back who looks capable of stepping up a level. Contracted until 2027, with Stephen Welsh’s future uncertain amid a
