The Celtic Transfer Window: What We Have And What We Need.

Central Defence: A Real Possibility … But … 

Central defence is a tricky one.

Let’s think about this for a minute. We already have the best centre backs in the league, and we proved it by having the best defensive record in the league. In addition to our starters, we’ve got Welsh and we’ve got Chris Jullien.

The big Dutch boy from Sheffield Wednesday, who was out on loan, is also back at the club, and there is at least one good reserve in Dane Murray.

Jullien is the wildcard. The press suggests that it would be some sort of blow if we couldn’t get him off the wage bill.

To be honest, short of tearing up his contract we’ll struggle to command a big fee and if the choice, this summer, is paying him off and then signing a replacement or keeping him at the club and in the squad – and we know his talents – it might just be that the manger takes the decision to spend the club’s money on another area of the team.

This is the difference between what you want and what you need in a nut-shell.

We’d all like to think we will bring in another centre back, but is this really a critical area of the team now that Jullien is back fit and seemingly keen to fight for his place?

On balance I think, depending on Jullien’s situation, that we might not bother with a centre back in this window.

There is cover in that position already … and our need (the important thing with Ange, remember) is greater in other areas of the pitch.