Andy Robertson has been tipped for a return to the Scottish Premiership this summer with current champions Celtic.
Liverpool announced on Thursday that the full-back will leave the club at the end of the season after a decorated nine years at Anfield.
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Robertson has racked up an impressive 373 appearances for the Merseyside club and has won every trophy available to him.
The 32-year-old has played second fiddle to summer signing Milos Kerkez this season but has still racked up 19 Premier League appearances.
However, with his contract set to expire this summer, the Scotland captain will be available on a free transfer.
Robertson is a boyhood Celtic supporter and was part of the club’s youth system before being released at the age of 15.
A return to Paradise?
And according to talkSPORT Breakfast co-hosts Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour, Robertson could finally get his chance to pull on the green and white hoops.
“I can see Robertson going to Celtic but [Kieran] Tierney’s still there isn’t he?” Parlour asked his broadcast colleague.
Die-hard Celtic fan Brazil replied: “Tierney’s had a great career but I think the injuries have caught up with him a little bit.
“Robertson’s an East Kilbride boy, a Celtic man, so maybe.”
The defender’s impending exit means that just Virgil van Dijk and Alisson remain the only survivors from Liverpool’s 2019 Champions League-winning XI.
Jurgen Klopp’s side went on to beat Tottenham 2-0 in the final to register their sixth European Cup success.
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Mohamed Salah recently announced that he is to leave the club at the end of what has been a difficult season for the Reds.
A topsy-turvy campaign sees Champions League qualification far from assured for Arne Slot’s side.
The Reds were dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester City last weekend and outclassed by Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Liverpool have now lost their last four away games on the bounce while scoring once and conceding eight times in their last three matches across all competitions.
A huge miss
Parlour believes that Robertson has proved to be a huge miss in Liverpool’s backline and more so for Van Dijk.
“I think Van Dijk has missed him at left-back,” the former Arsenal midfielder added. “I know Kerkez is a good player but they had a really good understanding on that left-hand side.
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“He’s such a consistent player. The balls he puts in are real quality. He’s been a brilliant player for Liverpool, absolutely superb.”
Liverpool boss Slot paid his own tribute to Robertson during his press conference on Friday and hinted that a lack of game time saw his vice-captain opt for a new challenge.
“First of all, he had many great seasons over here,” Slot told reporters.
“As a player, I think people got to know him as a great person as well. I got to know him as a great person.
“I think every teammate of his will tell you how funny he is and how great of a person he is, and I think that has been shown a lot on social media as well from our people.
“But what I remember most about him probably is the intensity he always plays with.
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“We’ve seen, we learned something about intensity two days ago, but I can also remember Robbo making a press from the left-back position to the right wing a few years ago. I showed that to the players I was working with back then.
“He’s won everything over here, served this club for so many years, really loves this club.
“It’s been a great nine years for him at the club, but we also saw that this season he didn’t play as much as he was used to.
“He’s still played a lot, but not as much as he’s used to, and as a result of that he’s leaving next season.
“But not only that, I think it’s also difficult to be in that position longer than a season.”
