As they look to win numerous titles at the end of the season, Celtic has been given the opportunity to bolster their team in January by adding another Matt O’Riley replacement.
O’Riley is not replaced by Celtic. After a season in which he contributed 19 goals and 18 assists from midfield, midfielder Matt O’Riley departed the Scottish Premiership to sign a £25 million contract with Brighton, the biggest transfer of Celtic’s summer.
With Callum McGregor leading the Scottish Premiership scoring statistics with six goals—seven of which came from seven shots on goal—Brendan Rodgers’ team hasn’t lost a game in his absence thus far.
He has aided them in winning the Scottish Premiership and securing an outstanding European position that gives them a good chance of making it to the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since the 2012–13 campaign.
All that is without O’Riley, while his replacement Arne Engels is yet to really find any goalscoring form for the Parkhead side, meaning that Celtic are scoring fewer goals from midfield than last season, though goals from elsewhere are helping to make up the shortfall.