Charlie Mulgrew has urged Greg Taylor to stick around at Celtic and fight Kieran Tierney for a starting jersey.
And he insists Taylor might just come out on top of that battle.
The 27-year-old may have played his last game for the Hoops as they lost the Scottish Cup final on penalties to Aberdeen. He's yet to agree on a new deal and that is looking increasingly unlikely.
Celts have Kieran Tierney coming back on a pre-contract from Arsenal this summer and that could be what is putting Taylor off as Tierney would be seen as a first pick when fit.
But Mulgrew points out it's a long season and more than one player will be needed for the position, especially with the homecoming hero's injury history.
In any case, Mulgrew wouldn't rule out Taylor nailing down a starting jersey.
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He told the Daily Record: “As a Celtic fan I would love to see Greg stick around.
"He does that inverted role brilliantly and between him and Tierney they can still have enough games between them over a season.
“It’s unrealistic to play every single game at Celtic because there’s 60 games in a season so there’s plenty there for the two of them.
"You imagine KT will be looking to stay fit but you don’t know how realistic that is.
“He’s probably not going to play 60 games at the level so I’d love to see Greg Taylor stay because he offers a lot for the changing room.
"Tierney will still need that competition to know that he’s not just going to be there every game.
“Greg would provide that perfectly and he’s got the determination and attitude to be in the team.
"He’ll want to fight to be in there and you just never know, Taylor could get the jersey.
"Football’s a funny game sometimes.”
