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da bet7k： Hatem Abd Elhamed is looking like he could be the next through the door at Celtic and fans are optimistic about the reported swoop.
The defender is expected to sign for Neil Lennon’s men with a fee in the region of £2m agreed between Celtic and Hapoel Be’er Sheva, according to The Daily Record – who describe the move as looking ‘imminent’. The 28-year-old can play at both of centre-back and right-back, two areas of the pitch that the club are light on bodies in.
The departures of Filip Benkovic, Dedryck Boyata, Emilio Izaguirre, Jeremy Toljan, Cristian Gamboa and Mikael Lustig have left Celtic thin on the ground at the back. Yet Abd Elhamed would join Christopher Jullien and Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo in reinforcing the defensive ranks at Parkhead this summer.
Abd Elhamed’s potential signing would come at a good time for the Bhoys in Green as Jozo Simunovic picked up an unusual domestic suspension. The 24-year-old will miss the opening two games of the Premiership season after being sent off in a pre-season for a high boot. The incident was reported to the SFA and now the defender will be unavailable against St. Johnstone and Motherwell next month.
Here’s what Celtic fans had to say to the rumour on Twitter: