Peter Grant is the latest pundit to weigh in on Celtic's left-back situation, speaking speculatively about Greg Taylor, Alex Valle and the long-rumoured potential return of Kieran Tierney.
Taylor, of course, is yet to extend his stay at Parkhead despite his contract running down, while Valle – with whom Taylor shares the left-back position – is on loan from Barcelona.
Former Celt Tierney's place at Arsenal in the long-term remains unclear, on the other hand, with the 27-year-old having fallen down the pecking order under Mikel Arteta at The Emirates.
Speaking on Go Radio (via 67HailHail), former Celtic player, and current Celtic TV co-commentator, Grant addressed all three players.
He said: "Listen, I’ve been really impressed with Greg [Taylor] and how he’s been going about his business and everything.
"Everybody’s always questioning him. He’s come up with the goods. I know on Sunday he made an error and showed a bit of character to get the shot away for the goal.
"Obviously, he needed a little bit of fortune. But I think he’s played the position exceptionally well, because it’s really difficult, it’s not just like your overlapped fullback nowadays."
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Grant added: "And maybe the other side of it is,” continued Grant, “Maybe Celtic are looking at the Kieran Tierney situation.
"If Alex Valle goes back [to Barcelona], Greg doesn’t sign his new contract, Kieran’s available when he comes back to Celtic. So maybe that’s a situation that’s getting mooted there. You never know how it’s working.
"But I, for one, hope that Greg stays. Now listen, Valle would be pushing him all the way if he decided to stay, because he’s got the talent as well. I think he’s a very, very good player and I think he will only get better.
"So he would push them all the way. So if that was the two fullbacks, even getting into next season, I’d be comfortable with that."
