Celtic have a solid midfield, but they are not ruling out any transfers this summer.
Celtic are preparing for a busy summer of transfer activity, and midfield may be one of their targets.
When Brendan Rodgers’ preferred three-man lineup is healthy, his midfield may be considered to be his team’s strongest point. Callum McGregor has proven to be an inspirational captain and top performer in both home and international competitions.
Reo Hatate has demonstrated his star potential, and he is confident that he can make an impact in next season’s European games. Matt O’Riley, meanwhile, is wanted by Atletico Madrid following his success with the Hoops.
Nonetheless, competition is strong at the elite level, and Celtic may want to strengthen this area in the summer. After scouting a slew of European free agents, we’ve identified 37 viable prospects for Rodgers to consider, including an Everton player and a plethora of Champions League-experienced aces.
![SK Sturm Graz - Otar Kiteishvili im Interview: "Wir sind jetzt besser organisiert"](https://www.spox.com/at/1812/kiteishvili-600.jpg)
1. Otar Kiteishvili
Current club: Sturm Graz
![Balanta (Club Brugge) praat over zijn toekomst: "Het ging goed, zonder conflicten"](https://vpbe.cdn.pxr.nl/news/2021/11/03/v2_large_28dbf253acf72f6540b4ebfd693bad7ada25b40b.jpg)
2. Eder Balanta
Current club: Club Brugge
![Halilovic haalt uit naar Van Wonderen: "Kon mijn lachen… | FeanOnline](https://cdn.bnmedia.nl/_1098x732_crop_center-center_80_none/Copyright-ProShots-21591172.jpg)
3. Tibor Halilovic
Current club: Dinamo Zagreb
![Dele Alli included in Everton's pre-season trip to Switzerland ahead of new Premier League campaign | Goal.com](https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt80b5bfc1d23c4942/GettyImages-1410765090.jpg?auto=webp&format=pjpg&width=3840&quality=60)
4. Dele Alli
Current club: Everton
![Konyaspor eyes Bulgarian star Andrian Kraev from Levski | BGPrognozi.info](https://bgprognozi.info/en/images/posts/large/andrian-kraev-levski.jpg)
5. Andrian Kraev
Current club: PFC Levski Sofia
![Mady Camara : the Guinean highly courted of Olympiakos - Africa Top Sports](https://en.africatopsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mady-Camara.jpg)
6. Mady Camara
Current club: Olympiacos
![Connor Barron a transfer target for 2 Serie A clubs as Aberdeen FC star also eyed in England - Daily Record](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article32540133.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_JS327945096jpgC.jpg)
7. Connor Barron
Current club: Aberdeen
![Coquelin explains decision to jump ship at Valencia for Villarreal](https://icdn.football-espana.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/athletic-club-v-villarreal-cf-la-liga-santander.jpg)
8. Francis Coquelin
Current club: Villarreal
![Joshua Dasilva (@joshdasilva_) / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FK20E7pWYAMXJrl?format=jpg&name=large)
9. Josh DaSilva
Current club: Brentford
![Alexis Claude-Maurice - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/alexis-claude-maurice-ogc-nice-1591273597-40533.jpg?lm=1591273584)
10. Alexis Claude-Maurice
Current club: Nice
![Mohamed Elneny would sign new Arsenal deal even if he remains a bit-part player | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/12/09/06/4b3200090147d1a17703c259f351665fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjM5MTA4NjE5-2.61554973.jpg)
11. Mohamed Elneny
Current club: Arsenal
![Leandro Barreiro - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/leandro-barreiro-mainz-2024-1709391074-130819.jpg?lm=1709391087)
12. Leandro Barreiro
Current club: Mainz
![Chelsea line up bid for Vitesse midfielder Marco van Ginkel | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/05/27/article-2331843-1A07C9FD000005DC-155_1024x615_large.jpg)
13. Marco van Ginkel
Current club: Vitesse
![Wilfred Ndidi - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/wilfred-ndidi-leicester-2022-1667319438-95414.jpg?lm=1667319468)
14. Wilfred Ndidi
Current club: Leicester City
![Nandez puts Juventus on alert by refusing to sign a new Cagliari contract | Juvefc.com](https://icdn.juvefc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nahitan-nandez-cagliari-1200x800-1.jpg)
15. Nahitan Nandez
Current club: Cagliari
![Dani de Wit - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/dani-de-wit-az-alkmaar-2022-23-1663434898-92560.jpg?lm=1663434908)
16. Dani de Wit
Current club: AZ Alkmaar
![Ex-Leeds United man targeting former club over Christmas with West Bromwich Albion - Leeds Live](https://i2-prod.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/article28336707.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_GettyImages-1776165561.jpg)
17. Alex Mowatt
Current club: West Brom
![Samuel Moutoussamy - Nantes Midfielder - ESPN](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/soccer/players/full/260932.png)
18. Samuel Moutoussamy
Current club: Nantes
![Adrian Şut - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/adrian-sut-fcsb-1702539597-123909.jpg?lm=1702539609)
19. Adrian Sut
Current club: FCSB
![240218 Cercle Brugge vs Club Brugge Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (22) of Cercle fighting for the ball](https://cdn.imago-images.com/bild/sp/1040853334/s.jpg)
20. Leonardo Lopes Da Silva
Current club: Cercle Brugge
![Alan Browne On 'Bizarre Experience' - News - Preston North End](https://www.pnefc.net/siteassets/02-images/team-201920/players/browne_a_training_october19_16x9.jpg)
21. Alan Browne
Current club: Preston
![Yannik Keitel: Ein ganzes halbes Leben SC | SC Freiburg](https://www.scfreiburg.com/?eID=crop&width=1200&height=600&file=fileadmin/01_Content/01_Bilder/01_Teams/01_Profis_1/02_Bilder_Meldungen/20200416_Bundesliga_Profis_Keitel_Interview_Vertrag.jpg)
22. Yannik Keitel
Current club: Freiburg
![Newcastle hold talks over Strasbourg's Ibrahima Sissoko | Football News | Sky Sports](https://e0.365dm.com/19/10/768x432/skysports-ibrahima-sissoko_4820085.jpg?20191029220304)
23. Ibrahima Sissoko
Current club: Strasbourg
![Coventry City sent clear message over Callum O'Hare contract - CoventryLive](https://i2-prod.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/football/football-news/article28102675.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/1_JS315522602.jpg)
24. Callum O’Hare
Current club: Coventry City
![Whatever happened to Arsenal's Jon Toral?](https://dailycannon.com/static/uploads/2019/10/jon-toral-hull.jpg)
25. Jon Toral
Current club: OFI Crete
![Southampton news: Former Celtic midfielder Stuart Armstrong has no regrets over summer transfer | Goal.com](https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt3ae936990978de59/c28015ab313d2121f641b70ca2597373d4a28051.jpg)
26. Stuart Armstrong
Current club: Southampton
![Muhamed Besic - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/muhamed-besic-bosnien-herzegowina-2020-1649594292-83458.jpg?lm=1649594310)
27. Muhamed Besic
Current club: Ferencvaros
![Alfred Duncan scores first goal of 2022/2023 season as Fiorentina win big in Serie A](https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/509/50902736.295.jpg)
28. Alfred Duncan
Current club: Fiorentina
![Iker Muniain says goodbye to Athletic Club after 15 years of loyalty](https://bilbaohiria.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Valverde-no-regala-nada-a-Muniain-2.jpg)
29. Iker Muniain
Current club: Athletic Bilbao
![Thom Haye - Wikipedia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/SC_Heerenveen_-_BSV_Kickers_Emden_-_53034345105.jpg/640px-SC_Heerenveen_-_BSV_Kickers_Emden_-_53034345105.jpg)
30. Thom Haye
Current club: Heerenveen
![Gaius Makouta reforça o Boavista FC - BOAVISTA Futebol Clube](https://boavistafc.pt/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Makouta.jpg)
31. Gaius Makouta
Current club: Boavista
![Tudor Băluţă - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/baluta-1691063493-113154.jpg?lm=1691063508)
32. Tudor Băluţă
Contract expires: FCV Farul
![Keanu Baccus opens up on St Mirren hard sell from 'enthusiastic' Stephen Robinson - Daily Record](https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article30217299.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/1_St-Mirren-v-Dundee.jpg)
33. Keanu Baccus
Current club: St Mirren
![Strelac Čukinog gola protiv Olimpijakosa iskren: "Bojao sam se VAR-a, čak mi je i El Arabi prišao da me upita" - Telegraf.rs](https://xdn.tf.rs/2023/08/26/20230812ivcukarickijavor17-460x0.jpg)
34. Igor Miladinovic
Current club: Cukaricki
![Celta de Vigo le pone imponente apodo a Renato Tapia por su gran presente en el club | Deportes | La República](https://imgmedia.larepublica.pe/640x377/larepublica/original/2024/01/06/650f39545686a759305d8d12.webp)
35. Renato Tapia
Current club: Celta Vigo
![Max Meyer - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/max-meyer-fc-luzern-2022-1666873162-95055.jpg?lm=1666873174)
36. Max Meyer
Current club: FC Luzern
![Salih Uçan - Player profile 23/24 | Transfermarkt](https://tmssl.akamaized.net/images/foto/galerie/salih-ucan-1661257306-90834.jpg?lm=1661257405)
37. Salih UcaN
Current club: Besiktas
Rodgers’s remarks are taken out of context; Clement ought to have known better
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