Celtic must take U-turn on Johnny Kenny’s future after Bolton Wanderers wonder goal

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Kenny now has six goals and three assists from just 10 starts for his loan club, and Saturday’s goal means that he has now scored in five consecutive league games. Celtic’s transfer plans are set to see them rebuild their squad this summer, but Kenny has surely proved that he is worthy of a place in their group after he struck a wonder goal on Saturday. 🔄 Celtic Transfer Update 🔄 Breaking news on latest signings, departures, and contract news from the Parkhead boardroom.

The frontman was criticised for his lack of clinical finishing at Parkhead earlier in the campaign, but he has spun that narrative on its head at Bolton, where he is already drastically outperforming his expected goals total. His impact for the Trotters should be enough to convince those at his parent club that he is worthy of further patience and more opportunities to impress next season.

Kenny remains under contract at Celtic until the summer of 2029, and his form out on loan will surely have left the Bhoys feeling that they have seen enough to grant him another few years at Parkhead.Bhoys set sights on ‘ambitious’ new manager appointmentFootball Insider revealed earlier this week that Celtic are eyeing up Thomas Frank in an “ambitious” move to try and appoint the former Tottenham boss as their next manager. Kenny will surely get his chance to impress during Celtic’s pre-season campaign, and if he ticks the boxes for the new manager, then he may have successfully avoided their plan to sell him.