Celtic’s out-of-favour winger Luis Palma is set to leave the club to join Polish side Lech Poznan on loan, sources have told Football Insider.
Palma, 25, is well down the pecking order at Celtic and spent the second half of last season on loan at Olympiacos, where he scored one goal and provided one assist in 11 appearances for the Greek giants.
The Honduras international was left out of Celtic’s squad for the training camp in Portugal so he could sort out his future.
Palma turned down offers from the EFL Championship, Turkey and MLS to join Lech Poznan, who will play in Europe next season as they aim to qualify for the Champions League.
He has a full agreement in place with the Polish club and the deal is set to be finalised soon.
Signing from Aris Thessaloniki in the summer of 2023, Palma was an instant hit at Celtic Park, notching 10 goals and 10 assists in 36 appearances, but his second campaign was far from ideal.
He made just 12 starts for the Hoops last season, adding no goal contributions to his record before being loaned out to Olympiacos, and now the Honduras international is set for another loan move, this time to Poland.
Brendan Rodgers lost Kyogo Furuhashi during the winter transfer window, and after signing for Birmingham City, no longer has hope of a reunion at Celtic Park.
Football Insider understands, however, that Celtic have opened talks with Daizen Maeda over a new deal due to multiple links with moves away and several interested clubs across Europe.
Celtic at risk of manager exit this summer
While deals for Kieran Tierney, Benjamin Nygren, Callum Osmand, and Ross Doohan have all been confirmed, supporters will be expecting so much more from the club, and so too will the manager.
Mick Brown told Football Insider that Rodgers could be tempted to leave Celtic should he not be given the full backing from the board, and selling Nicolas Kuhn is not an ideal start for the Hoops.
Supporters have only just accepted Rodgers’ return to Celtic Park after his emotional exit to Leicester City in April 2023, and those same fans would be crushed to see him depart again.
The fanbase will also be hoping for Palma to return with some much-needed confidence at the end of the 2025/26 season, but many will be underwhelmed by his decision to join Lech Poznan.
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