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Davie Provan has claimed that Celtic would jump at the chance to sign Alfredo Morelos.
The Ibrox striker has been at the centre of all sorts of headlines after picking up his fourth red card of the season and having a three-match ban slapped down after an appeal against his sending off at Aberdeen was rejected.
Morelos is the top scorer in the SPFL Premiership but has never scored against Celtic and led a charmed life from officials despite a mountain of red and yellow cards.
The sale of Moussa Dembele and the absence of Leigh Griffiths has made life difficult for Rodgers, with Odsonne Edouard injury prone, as the Hoops boss searches for the goals to deliver an eighth successive title.
Discussing Morelos and his temper issues in The Scottish Sun, Provan claims…
“Like every other coach in this business, the Ibrox boss would have Jack the Ripper up front if he was good for 25 goals a season.
“Football managers can’t afford principles. Put it this way, you can bet Brendan Rodgers would take Morelos tomorrow given the chance.”
No chance
Rodgers would love a 25-goal striker – Celtic would probably have the title already wrapped up had Griffiths or Dembele been around. Morelos, however, is a different issue.
Above all else Rodgers is about the team, he has his system and his ways – no player will be over indulged to the detriment of others. No Celtic player would survive three red cards with the Irishman in charge, certainly not four in six months.
Morelos would have been known to Celtic when he left HJK Helsinki in the summer of 2017. There are sound reasons that they never made any move to sign the Colombian.