Eyebrows will have been raised when Brendan Rodgers admitted he was close to signing Declan Rice. The Celtic boss had been tracking the then West Ham youngster during his first spell in charge.
A move was close, but injuries in midfield meant the London club held on to the midfielder, he burst on to the scene and made a £105million move to Arsenal last summer.
For Hoops fans it's a case of what could have been as they watch Rice do his thing at the highest of levels. Of course, Rice wasn't the established Premier League regular and England international he is now.
Scottish Premiership clubs simply can't afford to fish in such waters, and have to identify the big catches while they are still relative minnows.
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