Celtic fans open to Declan Gallagher deal after Scotland display

Declan Gallagher helped Scotland reach a first major tournament since 1998 on Thursday evening.

And the Motherwell man’s display against Serbia led to many Celtic fans discussing a potential move for the 29-year-old.

Gallagher played in a back five alongside Stephen O’Donnell, Scott McTominay, Kieran Tierney and Andrew Robertson, with Hoops midfielders Ryan Christie and Callum McGregor also in Steve Clarke’s starting line-up.

The centre-back played the entirety, as David Marshall became a national hero by stopping Aleksandar Mitrovic’s decisive spot-kick.

It was Gallagher, though, who was on the lips of these Hoops supporters, with many open to the defender moving to Parkhead.

Twitter: Right…back to Celtic…Declan Gallagher for Xmas aye? (@HuddleHeroes)

Twitter: @HuddleHeroes Definitely swap for Duffy (@AlexFor88605840)

Twitter: @HuddleHeroes Absolutely sign the bhoy up (@MickeyC93424214)

Twitter: @HuddleHeroes Agreed (@gillmdouglas)

Twitter: wid take big dec gallagher it celtic not a problem (@jrowannn)

Twitter: Celtic could do a lot worse in January and go to Motherwell and sign Declan Gallagher. No worse than we got. (@tmcglad36)

Twitter: Declan Gallagher would be a decent signing for us (@Celtic_HQ1)

Current Celtic centre-back Shane Duffy received criticism after his Republic of Ireland display against England, and one Hoops fan labelled Gallagher ‘better’ than Duffy.

Twitter: @HuddleHeroes Better than Duffy (@glasgowtruth)

Gallagher turned out against Celtic prior to the international break, with the Hoops winning 4-1 at Fir Park.

Despite the result, Gallagher actually recorded a better WhoScored match rating than Kristoffer Ajer and made more tackles than Nir Bitton.

His Motherwell deal actually expires in the summer, so Celtic may see a move in the New Year as a realistic one.