Mateusz Bogusz expected to make European move after £8m Celtic switch collapsed | OneFootball

Mateusz Bogusz is expected to return to European football imminently, according to his dad Piotr. The 23-year-old was a reported target by Celtic in the summer transfer window with the clubs engaged in discussions over a deal. However, no breakthrough was forthcoming and Celtic looked elsewhere.

As reported by Record Sport, Bogusz’s father said that the player would be returning to Europe ‘sooner rather than later’, which might keep the path to Paradise open for the player.

“When we first heard about the interest from MLS, we didn’t treat it with much enthusiasm. We thought that maybe it would be better to wait for other offers. Mateusz wasn’t convinced either.

“But the Americans didn’t give up, they were determined and that’s probably the main reason why he decided to make this move. Coach (Steve) Cherundolo and the club’s director called us and presented us with an idea for Mati.

“They were very specific. They said that they saw goalscoring potential in him and that MLS would be just a stopover for him, because they would sell him to Europe after some time. We liked this vision and decided to take a risk. Today we see that risk has paid off, but he hopes sooner rather than later to return to Europe.”

Celtic were interested in the player and were quoted £8m for his services, talks appeared to cool regarding the player as he played in the MLS Cup Final defeat. Although, a formal bid was lodged before Celtic opted to look elsewhere. It may have been a case that the club were eyeing Bogusz or Engels with the Belgian being their preferred option. Once they knew they were getting the £11m midfielder from Augsburg, it was reported that Celtic were looking elsewhere.

Bogusz actually ended up at Lennoxtown last week following Poland’s win over Scotland at Hampden. It remains to be seen whether Celtic’s interest in the player holds up, given the arrivals of Arne Engels and Luke McCowan. Bogusz form in LA caught the eye of Celtic with the attacking midfielder scoring 17 goals and assisting 7 times, which earned him the Poland call-up.