Overview
- The Daily Mail, cited in multiple outlets, reports Manchester City will activate a January recall of Simpson-Pusey from his season-long Celtic loan.
- He has logged only one senior appearance for Celtic and has frequently been an unused substitute in recent weeks.
- Coverage indicates City plan to place him elsewhere for the second half of the season, with the Championship viewed as the likely next step.
- Football Insider floats Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Portsmouth as potential fits, though no formal approaches have been confirmed.
- Celtic’s back line remains stretched with Cameron Carter-Vickers ruled out for the season and full-backs Anthony Ralston and Kieran Tierney filling wide centre-back roles, raising January recruitment questions.