Forgotten Celtic winger Luis Palma has revealed he wishes for a ‘second chance’ upon the expiry of his loan deal with Lech Poznan.
The Honduran fell out of then manager Brendan Rodgers’ plans after the Northern Irishman signed him in 2023, despite an encouraging start which seen the 26-year-old net against Atletico Madrid and Feyenoord.
And off the back of a fine season in Poland, Palma hopes his form can be transferred back with him to Parkhead.
He told De La Rocha: “I had a great time at Celtic, I really enjoyed it.
“I’d like a second chance. I’m still under contract with them, I’m still part of the club, and if they say I need to come back, I’ll do my very best.”
Palma was forced into a squad number change to 77 when Celtic gave his number 7 jersey to a returning Jota in January last year when he was shipped on loan to Olympiacos.
And when the Greek giants refused to take up their option to buy on the attacker, Poznan swooped in this summer and have a £3.5m option to sign Palma, which would smash their transfer record.
With talks reportedly underway within Poznan to sign Palma and make a quick flip for profit, manger Niels Frederiksen is not deterred by his loanee’s comments.
He said: “For me, his recent words weren’t a big deal. He remains a Celtic player, so he has to be loyal to them in some way.
“What matters to me is that he gives everything he has to help us. There will be time to decide on his future and, in my opinion, he is also quite happy in Poznan.”
Palma has scored seven times in all competitions for Lech Poznan this season, who sit three points clear at top of the Ekstraklasa with eight games to go.
