How Celtic's transfer strategy might look under Paul Tisdale as 7 pillars of 'football doctor' philosophy become clear

The football doctor is in the house - and Paul Tisdale could be looking to ring the changes after being unveiled as the new head of football operations at Celtic.

There has been a gaping hole in Glasgow's east end since the departures of head of recruitment Mark Lawwell and chief scout Joe Dudgeon last March - but the Parkhead powerbrokers have now got their man. The 51-year-old has left the dugout behind in recent years having last managed Stevenage in 2022, and will now step into the boardroom with the Scottish Premiership champions.

He has been handed the remit of identifying and developing talent up to a Champions League level through the academy set-up and recruitment moves. So, Tisdale will now be the man with the key to the Celtic coffers as he works alongside Brendan Rodgers' to bring in talent with the January sales just around the corner. He will likely act as a middle man between the Hoops' board and the dugout - having described his "football doctor" role to the Scouted podcast in March: “I work as what I call a football doctor.

"I go into football clubs and I try to find performance-improvement solutions using data and also my experience as a coach. I can translate very well from the boardroom to the pitch, and from the pitch to the boardroom, and also deliver CPD (continuous professional development) or coach mentoring.”

Tisdale also shares a lot of the traits of the player-trading model that has been deployed at Celtic Park successfully over the years. The club have seen likes of Matt O'Riley, Jeremie Frimpong, Jota, Kieran Tierney and Odsonne Edouard leave for big money in recent years - while still subsidising the squad with experienced heads.

Speaking about his successful stint at Exeter City,