Celtic coach Ange Postecoglou has revealed that new signing Joe Hart could make his debut in the Europa League qualifier against Jablonec. The keeper signed a three-year deal with the club after leaving Tottenham. Postecoglou also signed James McCarthy from Crystal Palace but the midfielder is yet to regain match fitness.
“In terms of Thursday, we’ll have a look at it. He only literally met the team last evening,” he said about the new Celtic keeper Joe Hart. “He has been training though. He’s presented in good condition. He’ll have his first training session with the team this afternoon. I’ll make a decision after that.”
“With Scotty and Barky in particular, I just think they had a really tough year last year.” he added. “Having someone like Joe around will help them as well because he’s a player who’s played at the highest level for a long time, he’s experienced the ups and downs of football and I think having an experienced player like him around will also assist those two. Look, I wouldn’t have brought him in if I did not think he could contribute to the team.”
“The difference with James was he wasn’t training at a club. He’s been training on his own whereas Joe was training with Tottenham.” he contined. “So we made a decision to leave (McCarthy) back in Glasgow. He’ll have a session today and tomorrow with our staff there and we’ll have a look at him on Saturday. He’s been working hard on his own and is keen to get started.”
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