The Liverpool star will leave Anfield in the summer after almost a decade at the club
A move back to Celtic for boyhood fan Andy Robertson ‘makes sense’ as nears the end of his Liverpool career, according one pundit.
Tottenham have reportedly reached a verbal agreement to sign the Scotland captain, who grew up a Celtic fan as a child. Robertson in the past has indicated he would never rule out a move to his boyhood heroes and Celtic are claimed to have expressed an interest in the 32-year old, who will become a free agent in the summer, upon the expiration of his Reds contract.
Former Everton and Aberdeen Chief Wyness remains well-connected in the game on both sides of the border. He believes a move for Robertson back to Celtic would make ‘sense’, due to the timeline of his international career. Robertson will lead Scotland out at the World Cup in the summer and is nearing 100 caps for his nation. Wyness believes the perfect way to cap off the summer would be returning to his home city.
Wyness claims Hoops move ‘makes sense’ for Robertson
Speaking to Football Insider, he said: “Andy is a strange one. There was a lot of talk about him leaving earlier at Liverpool, and I think it was Celtic, and that’s probably where he’ll end up from all I’m seeing right now. I haven’t spoken to anybody specifically that has confirmed that, but it makes sense for Andy to join Celtic, especially going back to Scotland on the back of a World Cup year as well.”
As a left-back, Robertson occupies a position the Hoops lack depth in. While both Kieran Tierney and Marcelo Saracchi have been consistent performers this season, the never-ending injury record of the duo cannot be ignored. A move back to Celtic could perhaps be a fairytale ending to the career of Robertson, who idolised Henrik Larsson and Shunsuke Nakamura as a kid when he had a Parkhead season ticket.
Alternatively, Tottenham currently sit in the Premier League relegation as they risk moving to the second tier for the first time since 1978. If they were to go down, it could severely dent their hopes of signing Robertson, who still wants to stay at the highest level. The London side currently sit two points adrift of safety with six games to go in the Premier League.
Liverpool legend bids Anfield farewell
Robertson announced last week that he’ll be leaving Anfield in the summer in an emotional video posted on the club’s website. During his nine years at Anfield, he won every possible major honour, including a Champions League and two Premier League titles. As he now sets sail on a new chapter, he took the opportunity to thank everyone involved with the club.
In the video announcing his decision, he said: "I think now's the time for me to move on. The nine years I'll look back on with a big smile on my face. This club means everything to me, the fans mean everything to me, the people connected to the club mean everything to me. I think I owe it to them still to, until my very last day, I'll give everything to this football club, which I've done over the last nine years and I'm very proud of that.
“The time to have the emotional farewell and tell the fans and the people connected to this club what they mean to me, that will come closer to the end. I don't think I'm quite ready for that yet. From minute one I came into this football club, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to try to bring trophies back to this football club, try to help put us back onto a place where I believe this football club belongs. I'm very proud that I've been a part of fantastic teams that have been able to do that."
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