Celtic teen Rocco Vata has been attracting important curiosity from Italy this month, with Serie A aspect Bologna and second-tier outfit Como FC each making enquiries a couple of potential deal. As he approaches the expiry of his present contract on the finish of the season, Vata had regarded set to depart the Scottish Premiership leaders – Celtic had even give him permission to seal a transfer away this month.
Nevertheless, in a shock twist, it then emerged that Brendan Rodgers’ aspect had initiated talks over a new deal gamers’ company, CAA Base, within the hope of extending his keep in Glasgow. Vata is believed to be eager to stay with the membership, offered he is proven an appropriate pathway to the first-team, and now there’s been an extra replace on Celtic’s efforts to tie him down.
Celtic shut in on Vata settlement
In accordance with Soccer Insider, Celtic are now “close to agreeing a new deal with Vata”. They’ve made progress over the past 48 hours, and there is now optimism that he’ll put pen to paper on recent phrases.
The settlement with Vata can be a shock after he was advised he might go away and held talks with potential suitors, however there’s now a really actual likelihood that it involves go.
“Particular” Vata might be long-term star
Writing in 2022, Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig named Vata as a part of a technology of younger Irish expertise who might go on to realize one thing “particular” throughout their careers. He is definitely justifying the hype for Celtic’s B-team this season, scoring 12 targets in 15 Lowland League appearances to rank joint-fifth within the competitors’s leaderboard. What’s extra, just one participant above him – Hearts’ Makenzie Kirk (1.3) – can higher his document of 0.8 targets per match.
Overall, he is scored 23 in 34 appearances for the reserve outfit, type that is inevitably caught the attention of key figures at Celtic. He grew to become the 11th-youngest player within the membership’s historical past when he made his debut as a 17-year-old in December 2022, and their 12th-youngest goalscorer when he discovered the web instead in a 5-0 win over Highland League aspect Buckie Thistle within the Scottish Cup final weekend. That was simply his fifth look for the Hoops, so it hasn’t taken him lengthy to make an influence.
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On the worldwide degree, in the meantime, Vata earned a swift debut for Ireland’s under-21 side in September, and made an enormous impression by scoring twice in a win over San Marino. It would not be remotely stunning if he grew to become a key participant for the boys in inexperienced in years to return.
Primarily based on earlier studies, we are able to solely assume that Celtic have now made sure guarantees to Vata concerning first-team alternatives. It would not be a shock to see him characteristic in Rodgers’ matchday squad within the Premiership on a couple of events between now and the tip of the season, a possibility he is been denied up so far.
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