Approximately four years and four months ago, Ange Postecoglou was named as the head coach of Celtic and tasked with restoring the Hoops place at the top of Scottish Premiership.
Appointed on 10 June 2021, the Australian boss entered the Celtic Park doors with the club in the midst of a crisis. Rangers had won the league in invincible fashion and a protracted move to install Eddie Howe as their new boss has fallen at the final hurdle. Big Ange - as he came to be known - was a supposed ‘second choice’. The rest, as they say, is history.
His success ultimately saw him poached by Tottenham Hotspur, where he went on to win the Europa League last trophy last summer before being sacked by the North London outfit the following week. A short stint at Nottingham Forest would follow, where he last just 39 days before being shown the door.
Linked to the vacant role at Celtic Park earlier in the week, following the resignation of Brendan Rodgers, there a plenty of supporters who would welcome his return, with many believing the bulk of his success in Glasgow came from his ability to spot talent and recruit them into a system which was very much his own.
But who were his best signings during his tenure at the club? With Kyogo Furuhashi, Matt O’Riley and Jota making huge improvements to Celtic during his time as head coach, it is hard to pick his best buy. However, here at The Scotsman, we tried our best to do so.
These are the 27 Celtic signing made during Postecoglou’s time at the club, ranked from worst to best.
5. Yosuke Ideguchi
A move that just simply never worked out. Played for Celtic just five times in the Scottish Premiership and moved to Vissel Kobe, where he still plays. | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
6. Yuki Kobayashi
A move that didn't work out for Celtic or Kobayashi, he featured just five times for the Hoops before leaving to sign for Portimonense a year after his arrival in Glasgow . Signed for Polish outfit Jagiellonia Białystok in the summer. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
7. Oliver Abildgaard
The Danish midfielder played sporadically before moving falling down the pecking order fairly quickly. He moved on loan to Hellas Verona, before signing for FC Como on a permanent deal. He's remained in Italy ever since, but now represents Sampdoria in Serie B, whom he signed for in the summer. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
8. Alexandro Bernabei
The Argentine left-back was been loaned out to Internacional until the end of 2024, and they made the deal permanent shortly afterwards. Didn't make the impact he'd have hoped at Celtic. | SNS Group Photo: Ross MacDonald - SNS Group