{"id":242361,"date":"2026-05-08T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/west-brom-star-george-campbell-open-to-joining-celtic-this-summer-on-one-condition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:06:47","slug":"west-brom-star-george-campbell-open-to-joining-celtic-this-summer-on-one-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/west-brom-star-george-campbell-open-to-joining-celtic-this-summer-on-one-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom star George Campbell open to joining Celtic this summer on one condition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>George Campbell is now ready to ignore interest from the Bundesliga in favour of a move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/celtic-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic<\/a> this summer on one condition.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"campbell-open-to-celtic-move\">\n                        <strong>Campbell open to Celtic move<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>The Bhoys have got it all to do this summer and whilst they must start with finding a new manager, they&#8217;ve still got one eye on the transfer window.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"celtic-ramp-up-plans-to-sign-the-next-nicolas-kuhn-just\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/celtic-ramp-up-plans-to-sign-the-next-nicolas-kuhn-just\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/celtic-ramp-up-plans-to-sign-the-next-nicolas-kuhn-just\/\" title=\"Celtic ramp up plans to sign the next Nicolas Kuhn at Parkhead this summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tCeltic ramp up plans to sign the next Nicolas Kuhn at Parkhead this summer<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Celtic&#8217;s forward line still appears in dire need of reinforcement heading into this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With or without the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/scottish-premiership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottish Premiership<\/a>, Celtic are well aware that a major overhaul is needed in the coming months. As Hearts continue to rise and Rangers stay in touching distance on Danny Rohl, they can ill-afford another campaign full of chaos like the last nine months.<\/p>\n<p>What that could mean is the arrival of some impressive names. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/celtic-launch-approach-soufiane-el-faouzi-smash-their-transfer-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soufiane El Faouzi<\/a> and Motherwell striker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/rangers-and-celtic-ready-to-bid-for-the-new-shankland-maswanhise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tawanda Maswahise<\/a> have both already threatened to steal the headlines in recent weeks, and both would be excellent additions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_6\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content note\">\n<p><strong>No player has scored more goals than Maswanhise in the Scottish Premiership this season (17)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Maswanhise is particularly one to watch. He would certainly solve Celtic&#8217;s striker problem, which has often forced Daizen Maeda out of position and into a frustrating period of form.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not just their frontline that the Hoops are aiming to improve this summer. According to Football Insider&#8217;s Pete O&#8217;Rourke, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/george-campbell-open-to-celtic-move-as-key-to-west-brom-deal-revealed\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Campbell is now open to joining Celtic<\/a> if they qualify for the Champions League this season.<\/p>\n<p>Valued at \u00a32.5m, the West Bromwich Albion defender has interest from the Bundesliga, but is open to a move to the Scottish giants on that one condition this summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"george-campbell-west-brom-championship\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/george-campbell-west-brom-championship.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s a major boost for the Bhoys, who are on course to enter the Champions League&#8217;s second qualifying round by finishing second in the Scottish Premiership ahead of Rangers. And things would get even better if they finish top of the tree and reach the Champions League play-off.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"campbell-can-replace-liam-scales\">\n                        <strong>Campbell can replace Liam Scales<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s not been an easy campaign for Celtic&#8217;s backline. They&#8217;ve conceded more goals than both Hearts and Rangers, highlighting their biggest problem to solve if they want to reassert their dominance next season.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where Campbell could come in to take the place of Liam Scales in an instant upgrade. The American started 33 of West Brom&#8217;s 40 Championship games this season, eventually playing a key part as the Baggies climbed to survival. Now, he could be heading for bigger and better things.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>League stats 25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Campbell<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Scales<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3,080<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,828<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Tackles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>62<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Duel success<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>55.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>61.3%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Recoveries<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>143<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>145<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Pass accuracy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>84.9%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>91.5%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Although Scales tends to perform better in possession, he lacks the aggression that Campbell holds and that aggression could be key for Celtic to dominate Scottish football once again.<\/p>\n<p>The Championship star has plenty to think about, especially if Celtic qualify for the Champions League this season. At 24 years old, the American is at the peak of his powers and could solve one of the Bhoys&#8217; biggest problems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/celtic-chief-dermot-desmond-sell-arne-engels-benjamin-nygren-o-neill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read next: Celtic chief Desmond now ready to sell Engels and &#8220;exciting&#8221; O&#8217;Neill favourite<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"celtic-chief-dermot-desmond-sell-arne-engels-benjamin-nygren-o-neill\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/celtic-chief-dermot-desmond-sell-arne-engels-benjamin-nygren-o-neill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Celtic's Arne Engels hugs Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/celtic-s-arne-engels-hugs-celtic-interim-manager-martin-o-neill.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/celtic-s-arne-engels-hugs-celtic-interim-manager-martin-o-neill.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/celtic-chief-dermot-desmond-sell-arne-engels-benjamin-nygren-o-neill\/\" title=\"Celtic chief Desmond now willing to sell Engels and &quot;exciting&quot; O&#039;Neill favourite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tCeltic chief Desmond now willing to sell Engels and &#8220;exciting&#8221; O&#8217;Neill favourite<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">There could be some major changes at Parkhead this summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/george-campbell-leave-west-brom-to-join-celtic-on-one-condition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Campbell is now ready to ignore interest from the Bundesliga in favour of a move to Celtic this summer on one condition. Campbell open to Celtic move The Bhoys have got it all to do this summer and whilst they must start with finding a new manager, they&#8217;ve still got one eye on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-242361","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}