BREAKING:Celtic’s efforts to bolster their squad before the transfer deadline hit a wall as they were unable to secure key targets, leading to significant fallout from their ambitious plans.

Players like Ondrej Strelec, Kelechi Iheanacho, Danny Ings, Kieran Tierney, and Nathaniel Kenny were all linked with a potential move to the Scottish champions, but each deal either fell through or stalled at the last minute.

Strelec, the promising Slovak forward, seemed poised to add firepower to Celtic’s attack, but negotiations with his club broke down, leaving the team without a key striker reinforcement. Similarly, Iheanacho, the Leicester City forward, was reportedly in discussions with Celtic, but an inability to agree on terms led to the deal collapsing, much to the disappointment of both fans and management.

Danny Ings, another striker in the mix, was linked with a move from West Ham, but Celtic’s financial constraints and inability to finalize an agreement meant that a deal didn’t materialize. Kieran Tierney, the former Celtic left-back, also emerged as a potential returnee, but Arsenal’s high asking price and the timing of the deal made it impossible to secure his signature. Lastly, Nathaniel Kenny, a target for the backline, never quite got off the ground.

Celtic’s failure to complete these key transfers has left the team frustrated, as their ambitions to strengthen their squad before the window closed have been dashed by the unforgiving nature of deadline day negotiations.