ANGE POSTECOGLOU says that Celtic are scouring the world for talent as he looks to get his January transfer business done early yet again.
Planning is already well underway for the winter transfer window, with the Celtic manager reaping the rewards of bringing players in at the start of the same window last year, allowing the likes of Kyogo and Reo Hatate to hit the ground running upon their arrival in Glasgow.
The Japanese market is one that the Celtic manager admits he may look to exploit again, but he also pointed to the signing of Alexandro Bernabei in the summer as evidence that the club are also looking for diamonds from all corners of the globe.
“We are well underway with our planning for January,” Postecoglou said. “It was really beneficial for us last year to do our business early in January. I think that helped us in the back half of the season.
“I think we are going to have to do something similar this January. Our strategy is already in place and hopefully it all comes together.
“We are looking everywhere in terms of our recruitment. Mark Lawwell is in the building now and the reason I brought him in is that he knows what I am looking for. The brief is to scour the world for that.
“The Japanese and Asian market is one I am really familiar with and I still think there is value there for players, and I know how they would fit into what we do.
“But we signed Alexandro Bernabei from Argentina, so South America is also an area we are looking at.
“With Mark now working and knowing how we do things, we know exactly what we are looking for.
“There are some parameters financially that we have to work with but the key criteria is the kind of characters they are, and how they conduct themselves.
“Whether they are from Europe, Asia, South America or Africa, we factor that into any player we bring in.”
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