Breaking News: Journalist reveals the true reason Carl Starfelt quit Celtic last summer in a “red herring”.

For Celtic supporters, the summer transfer of Carl Starfelt was a complete surprise.

We already lost Jota and Ange Postecoglou in the summer, so losing one of the team’s better defenders was the last thing we needed.

Despite receiving a lot of criticism from some areas, the huge Swede and Cameron Carter-Vickers formed an outstanding relationship that helped the defense win five out of six titles, including a record-breaking ninth domestic triple.

Journalist Michael Gannon disagrees with the popular belief that his partner Jacinta Galabadaarachchi’s departure to Portugal was the reason behind his departure.

Indeed, Gannon goes so far as to argue that Starfelt’s justifications or reasoning for leaving to join Jacynta are just untrue.

Gannon added, “The girlfriend thing was a bit of a red herring,” [Record Celtic podcast]. He decided to accept a better offer that he had been eyeing in Spain.

“I believe that the girlfriend situation was somewhat of a red herring.”

Celtic misses Carl Starfelt.

Whatever anyone may think, Carl Starfelt was still a very excellent Celtic defender despite all of his shortcomings.

A story about Starfelt was developed from the moment he signed and participated in his first game versus Hearts at the start of the 2021 season.

Starfelt was nearly immediately written off after a poor debut in a 2-1 loss at Tynecastle, but the Hoops never dropped a game when he teamed up with Carter-Vickers in the center of the Celtic defense.

Celtic tried to replace Starfelt for more than £7 million throughout the summer. Gustaf Lagerbielke and Maik Nawrocki have both fallen short of expectations, and although Liam Scales has been a notable player this season, can he lead the team to success? particularly in Europe.

If Celtic wins the league this year and receives automatic entry into the Champions League the following season, Brendan Rodgers will need to make many changes to the center-back position at the club. The current roster will not be enough to compete against the top teams in Europe.

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