Mystery surrounds Celtic’s reported signing of Andrew Gutman
The 22-year-old, who was poised to join Celtic just weeks after having a trial spell with Old Firm rivals Rangers, appeared as a trialist in a couple of closed-doors friendly matches against Arbroath and St Mirren as Celtic applied for a work permit, and the player was in the stand for the first team’s 4-0 win over the Buddies last week.
However, the Daily Mail is suggesting that the move might be off, with reports claiming Gutman hasn’t been seen since the 4-3 defeat to the Red Lichties.
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Hide AdThe Hoops haven’t made any announcements regarding a permanent transfer for Gutman, who was also on Chicago Fire’s radar having featured for the MLS side at youth level and trained with them during his college career.
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The Scotsman reported on January 10 that Celtic had all but signed the player, with reports in America suggesting it was a done deal.
Chicago Fire boss Nelson Rodriguez said earlier this month that Gutman had been offered a deal by Fire but had turned it down in favour of a proposed move to Celtic.