Celtic have long established themselves as a force to reckon with in Scottish and English football.
On the local front, the Hoops have even taken their dominance to the peak of recent, strolling to titles, victories, records and utmost control of the transfer market with unprecedented ease.
According to the Sunday Post, however, that could be a thing of the past once brexit kicks in come March 2019.
Manager Brendan Rodgers recently claimed Celtic might need to sign 39 more Olivier Ntchams to compete with their Champions League rivals following last week’s draw.
Tony Higgins, Vice-European President of world body FIFPro, claims it might even become impossible to even sign one in the summer of 2019.
With Brexit, strict laws would be in place should teams outside the European Union want to sign an EU player.
Celtic are only able to afford promising youngsters still yet to make it to their national teams squad.
That, though, won’t be possible, as any signing needs to have already established himself at full international level, with only 75% or more appearances for their country over the previous two years guaranteeing automatic qualification to sign for a British club – e.g Celtic.
The likes of Moussa Dembele and Virgil van Dijk have been great signings for the Bhoys, and not only were their impacts felt on the club’s campaign, they (are bound to) also profit the club financially, with the latter still with a 5% sell-on clause in his Southampton contract.
Under the terms of Brexit, Celtic would face a battle to sign players of similar calibre and background.
While home-grown talents would be given a better platform to develop, with more Kieran Tierneys coming through, the Parkhead outfit would struggle to exert dominance in Scotland once they are no longer able to rely on players outside the United Kingdom.
