Haissem Hassan on the cusp of joining Celtic, midfield additions needed | OneFootball

Haissem Hassan is on the cusp of joining Celtic. When the transfer is done and dusted, it will be time to sort out our midfield…

According to multiple reports, Egyptian World Cup star Haissem Hassan is on the verge of moving to Celtic, and like everyone else, I’ll only fully believe it when he is officially paraded as a Celtic player.

Hopefully a deal for the Egyptian World Cup star comes to fruition, as if and when Hassan becomes our third summer signing, he will give us some serious attacking options alongside the recently signed Kasper Hogh, and Camilo Duran.

Celtic can’t stop there however, and it’s imperative that the club adds more numbers to our squad, in particular when it comes to the middle of the park, with a goalkeeper and a back-up left back coming in too. That incidentally will probably be Greg Taylor.

Celtic’s attention must turn to the middle of the park

Arne Engels will inevitably move on this summer, as will Reo Hatate. and with the recent departure of Paulo Bernardo, that will leave us with worryingly short on numbers, with only Callum McGregor, Benjamin Nygren, Luke McCowan, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to call upon in the midfield area.

3rd August 2026 Celtic Park, Scottish Premiership Football, Celtic versus Dundee Callum McGregor of Celtic leads the way as Celtic applaud the fans at the end of the match. Photo David Young IMAGO

Our midfield lacks not only a steeliness about it, we also lack someone who possesses great energy. Callum McGregor is no longer in his prime, and the same can be said of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Benjamin Nygren of Celtic scores with a header to give Celtic a 1-0 lead. Celtic v Dundee, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 3 August 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO Shutterstock

Benjamin Nygren, and Luke McCowan whilst still in their prime, aren’t exactly the quickest of players, so naturally we need to add ideally a couple of new additions with those qualities in that area.

Middle of the park has been our Achilles heel

Our lack of energy in the middle of the park has been our Achilles heel for quite some time now, and it’s been a major factor in our poor performances over the last couple of years, particularly in Europe.

Yes we need another goalkeeper, and a back up left back, but on the whole our defence isn’t that bad.

Kasper Hogh of Celtic. Celtic v Dundee, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 3 August 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO Shutterstock

Our attacking options have been boosted by the arrival of Kasper Hogh, Camilo Duran, and hopefully Haissem Hassan, so that just leaves us with the midfield area to tend to.

Camilo Duran of Celtic Celtic v Dundee, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 3 August 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO Shutterstock

Our main prerogative as of now, should be adding numbers to our fragile, vulnerable and soon to be weakened midfield.

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