'Huge' - Journalist drops transfer 'boost' claim on 'quick' star Celtic want to sign this summer

Journalist Pete O’Rourke has claimed that Celtic’s chances of keeping loanee Cameron Carter-Vickers will be given a ‘huge boost’ if they win the Premiership, as per GiveMeSport.

The Hoops brought in the USA defender from Tottenham last August and have an option to buy the centre-back in the summer for an initial £6m fee.

They were hoping to secure a permanent transfer in January, but as we know, that failed to materialise.

Carter-Vickers, who has been labelled ‘quick’ by Jonathan Woodgate, has been a regular under Ange Postecoglou and has now made more appearances for Celtic than any of his previous clubs.

Talking to GiveMeSport, O’Rourke had this to say on the Hoops’ chances of making a move permanent, believing that a Premiership triumph and subsequent Champions League group stage qualification would give the club a ‘huge boost’ over a full-time deal for the 24-year-old:

“A lot will depend on Champions League football. If Celtic win the league and offer Champions League football, it will be a huge boost for their chances of signing Carter-Vickers.”

Postecoglou’s side find themselves in a strong position heading into the final stages of the campaign, with a domestic treble still on the cards. They will take on rivals Rangers three more times this season, twice in the Premiership and once at Hampden Park in a Scottish Cup semi-final.

The two league fixtures could well decide who will win the Premiership, and with Celtic three points clear at this moment in time, four points from a possible six would be huge.

That could then have a big say on the future of loanees Carter-Vickers and Jota, and you’d expect that the pair will both play a vital role in the Hoops’ fortunes over the next few months.

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