The reason Andy Robertson won't make Celtic transfer any time soon
Andy Robertson and his future have been one of the big talking points of the summer window to date.
Liverpool are in a summer of transition with Arne Slot splashing the cash and that has included a new left back with Milos Kerkez arriving in a big money deal from English Premier League rivals Bournemouth.
That has cast some doubt over the long-term future of the Scotland skipper and his game time at the Reds next season and has posed the question whether it is time to move on.
Atletico Madrid have been linked in recent times with a swoop for the right-back, and Rangers hero and talkSPORT host Ally McCoist has asked whether following Scotland colleagues like Billy Gilmour and Scott McTominay abroad is something that would appeal.
Celtic is a name that isn't far when Robbo is mentioned as a boyhood fan, but McCoist reckons Kieran Tierney's arrival in Glasgow's east end would eliminate any chance of Brendan Rodgers swopping - while he believes a move home is "too early".
But one thing he is certain about is, if he decides it is time to move on, the offers at his door won't be in short supply.
Speaking on the talkSPORT Breakfast show, McCoist said: "By far an away he still has some great years ahead of him to play.
"The one thing he is, is extremely fit. in terms of his ability to get up and down that left-hand side. Truthfully, too early for him to go back to Scotland, I think. I do.
"[Kieran] Tierney, going back to Celtic, you would think would eliminate that club straight away.
"Could he follow in the footsteps of the likes of [Billy] Gilmour, [Scott] McTominay, [Che] Adams and [Lewis] Ferguson?
"100 per cent there would be no shortage of offers for Andy Robertson at home or indeed abroad.
"I don't know if he fancies two or three years abroad. If he did, nobody on the planet could grudge him it.
"He's been a fantastic servant to Liverpool, Scotland and wherever he has been."
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