The former manager of Celtic is now the head coach of Tottenham. It may as well have been spelled out
in his Celtic contract—a mantra of trophies at all costs is what Ange Postecoglou is following at Tottenham. The former manager of Australia’s national team won five of the six domestic trophies available during his time in Glasgow. He has been manager of Tottenham for a year, leading the team back to Europe with a fifth-place Premier League finish last season.Director claims that after “years” of watching him, he beat “top clubs” to a £59 million Celtic agreement.
Wearing the number five shirt on his back, the then-young Celtic player delivered two precise, outside-the-box finishes that would have made even Jude Bellingham happy.
Prior to going out on loan from the Scottish Premiership champions last summer, he had never scored a single goal in his senior career.
By the time he headed back above the border nearly 12 months later, however, Bosun Lawal had made a name for himself as a pretty decent source of goals from the centre of the park.
Lawal netted an impressive six for a dismal Fleetwood Town side. One of the very few to emerge from the wreckage of relegation with his reputation enhanced.
To think, the Dublin-born starlet had made most of his appearances for Celtic B team as a centre-half. And here he was breaking into the box and finishing in style south of Hadrian’s Wall, showcasing an all-new side of his game while ensuring that interest would not be in short supply following his return to Glasgow.”Bosun Lawal, who plays like Jude Bellingham for Fleetwood, is amazing!” EFL expert Ali Maxwell made the rather satirical comparison between them and their common shirt number on the Not the Top 20 podcast.
“This person, who is sporting the number five, is signed as a Celtic defender, as far as we can tell. Now that he is playing center midfield, Lawal is doing flawlessly in every facet of the game.
Stoke City purchases Bosun Lawal from Celtic
According to Football Scotland, Lawal completed a £2 million return to England on Monday.
He now plays Championship football for Stoke City, a team that is looking to finally come out of its hibernation and contend at the top of the table.
Furthermore, Lawal is a player who his fellow Irishman has long admired from a distance, according to Jonathan Walters, Stoke City’s sporting director, even before he signed a contract with The Potters.
Walters told the team’s official website, “Bosun is a player who I’ve followed closely for a number of years,” adding that Stoke repelled a plethora of rival suitors. We are happy to have obtained his signature after battling with a number of elite clubs.”We think he has everything it takes to be at the top of the game, and our goals are exactly the same.” In addition to being a great addition to our team, he plays a significant role in our long-term goals for the organization.
“We’re sure that his skill and motivation will have a big influence as we work together to accomplish our goals.”
Lawal, who was selected for the Republic of Ireland’s Under 21 squad twelve times, was forced to leave Celtic in order to play for the first team, which was his dream.
The head coach of the Hornets, Brendan Rodgers, was brutal in July. He claimed that Lawal and another young player, Odin Thiago Holm, had a lot of “talent,” but not quite enough to really break through at Parkhead (via the Daily Record).Stoke, on the other hand, demonstrated their belief in the one-time Watford prospect when they started negotiations with him. “The club is massive. It didn’t need selling to me,” says Lawal, who met with former coaches Glenn Whelan and Charlie Adam as well as Stoke legends before deciding to join the team. “What they said about Stoke City really excites me for my journey here. “The gaffer (Steven Schumacher) and Jon are full of ambition and that really attracted me. They want to take the club back to the highest level.It was great to watch the electric mood that was present at the stadium on Saturday.
“I’m excited for the day when I can enjoy long-term success here at Stoke City and be out there experiencing that myself.”
