The 12 names on Celtic 'leaked' list five years on as targets prove real deal

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The 12 names on Celtic 'leaked' list five years on as targets prove real deal
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A document containing potential transfer targets surfaced online and it has aged well.

Neil Lennon is back in management after penning a deal to take over at Romanian top-flight club Rapid Bucharest.

James Justin The full back held discussions with Celtic before opting to join up with Leicester City, where he teamed up with current Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers in the summer of 2019. The ex-Luton Town man has been an ever present at the King Power Stadium ever since, helping the Foxes lift the FA Cup in 2021 and even won a senior cap for England a year later.

Tommy Smith Celtic's need for defensive reinforcements where made glaringly obvious in the leaked document, with right back Tommy Smith also included on the shortlist. Back then the Englishman was plying his trade with Huddersfield Town, where he had climbed through the ranks from youth level to a regular in the first team.

Fikayo Tomori Future England star Fiyako Tomori was also identified as a potential target by Celtic back in 2019, and is certainly a player who has gone onto achieve big things in that time frame. Despite his undoubted potential, Tomori was unable to become a mainstay in the Chelsea back line, sparking rumours that a switch to Celtic was on the cards.

Joe Aribo I don't think we need to go into too much detail about this one. After three successful seasons with the Hoops' arch rivals Rangers, Aribo returned to England to join Southampton in July 2022. Scott McTominay The most high profile name on the list at the time was Scott McTominay. At the time he looked for an exit at Manchester United that summer after being cast aside by Jose Mourinho.

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