Sydney van Hooijdonk’s father seems to be shutting out a January transfer for the Bologna striker unless his Serie A employers can
first bring in a replacement, thus Celtic doesn’t seem likely to get him this month.
With little playing time in Italy and a permanent spot on the Bologna bench, the former Heerenveen star appeared to be hinting at a
mid-season move more than two months ago. Since then, Sydney van Hooijdonk has only started two of the team’s seven Serie A
games, leaving him well below Joshua Zirkzee, who is now in great form and highly regarded, in Thiago Motta’s hierarchy.
As a result, there is still conjecture about the broad-shouldered Dutchman and a possible £4 million transfer to Celtic. However, Van
Hooijdonk’s father, a former Hoops forward, believes that Sydney has a limited, at most, chance of following in Pierre’s footsteps
before the month is over
“I believe there is a higher likelihood that he will remain there (in Italy),” Van Hooijdonk Sr. said on NOS’s Studio Voetbal.
“No, I believe (he won’t be let to go) quite yet. In addition, they’re attempting to get another striker. It would somewhat alter the
situation.
In 92 games with Celtic in the 1990s, former Netherlands international Pierre van Hooijdonk scored 56 goals. After thirty years,
Sydney could yet have the chance to carry on his father’s legacy.
The 23-year-old, a master of the first-time finish, struck the mark 19 times while on a fantastic loan from Eredivisie to Heerenveen last season, but he has had difficulty advancing beyond the very tiny pond that is Dutch football.
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