Celtic won’t lose ‘special’ Odsonne Edouard despite Juventus’ interest [Opinion]

Odsonne Edouard may very well be on his manner out of Celtic when the winter switch window opens as his performances have waned on the identical time the Hoops have struggled within the Scottish Premiership.

The 22-year-old has been linked with a transfer to Juventus by Calciomercato, but it surely appears unlikely that he’ll be part of the Previous Woman for plenty of causes.

Juventus have Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala contracted until 2022 in addition to Alvaro Morata on mortgage till the tip of the season (with an option to buy thereafter), so that they aren’t in a serious rush to signal a striker.

The Bianconeri have been linked with Luis Suarez, Edin Dzeko, Raul Jimenez and Alexandre Lacazette earlier this season, so it’s clear that they’ve their sights set on extra skilled gamers than 22-year-old Edouard.

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Neil Lennon referred to as the Frenchman ‘special’ in August after his hat-trick in Celtic’s 5-1 win over Hamilton at first of the season, however rather a lot has modified since then – Edouard has scored two goals in his last 10 league video games, during which time the Hoops have fallen well off the pace within the Premiership title hunt.

Edouard is out of contract in 2022 and could also be unlikely to signal a brand new deal at Parkhead, so Celtic will need to extract as a lot cash as potential from his sale. They slapped a £40m asking price on his head over the summer season, but it surely’s arduous to see Juventus matching their calls for once they don’t have any nice want for attacking reinforcements.

In different information, discover out why some Celtic fans weren’t pleased with Edouard in latest days.