Born in Wrexham, he joined Manchester United at the age of eight and made his way up through the age groups, but he was unable to make it as a first-team regular and spent time on loan at Carlisle United and Yeovil Town before joining Leicester City in September 2014. After three years with Leicester, during which time he was loaned out to Rotherham United, Blackburn Rovers, Cardiff City and Ipswich Town, he left for Derby County in August 2017. He has represented Wales at senior international level, having also played for the national under-17, under-19 and under-21 sidesThe Celtic fans will like him very much. I see him moving to the English Premier League or the other big leagues in Europe in the not too distance future.”
He was not the next Henrik Larsson, nor did he go on to play in any ‘big league’ in Europe.
The Sierra Leone international was fairly hopeless in his time with the Hoops and failed to score a single league goal during his period with the club.
Things looked to be at the point of no return for him when he actually played against Celtic in Europe while on loan at Elfsborg, only to be roundly booed by the Celtic Park faithful each time he touched the ball.
He even tried to get someone sent off by going down clutching his face after minimal contact. He won’t be remembered fondly in the East End of Glasgow.
Shane Duffy – On loan from Brighton, 2020
Brighton defender Shane Duffy, a Celtic fan, was brought in during the summer of 2020 to try and add steel to the defence, having helped the Seagulls get into the Premier League with his no-nonsense approach at the back before losing his place in the team under Graham Potter.
It was a high-profile deal as Celtic had managed to acquire a Premier League-level defender in order to aid their pursuit of 10-in-a-row. It was an expensive one, too, as they would allegedly be paying his full £40k per week wages.
The move was an unmitigated disaster.
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