‘He really was terrible’: Chris Sutton shocked by £15m Chelsea target yesterday, says he was ‘awful’

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Chris Sutton was really not impressed by Chelsea target Josip Juranovic after his Celtic performance yesterday in the Old Firm derby against Rangers.

Celtic were involved in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Ibrox on Monday against their rivals, which is a game that should intrigue Blues supporters.

Juranovic, who’s been linked as a Chelsea transfer target recently, played his first minutes for Celtic since returning from the World Cup in Qatar.

The right-back was immense for Croatia, who ended up finishing third in the World Cup tournament,

However, he had a rough return to domestic football yesterday afternoon in Glasgow.

Juranovic against Rangers

Sutton, who played for both Chelsea and Celtic in his career, couldn’t believe what he was watching from Juranovic against Rangers.

He was forced on as a substitute after only 20 minutes, so you can understand why he was a tad rusty to begin with. He had to fill in as a left-back due to an injury despite being much better on the right, too.

The 27-year-old full-back was massively caught out for one goal and appeared to really struggle overall.

“Juranovic would have struggled to impress any watching scouts,” Sutton wrote on Twitter.

Sutton also told BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday: “Juranovic who played in a World Cup semi-final looked like he had been on a stag do for a couple of weeks after he came on.

“He was awful, he’s been linked with Barcelona and Chelsea and you’re thinking blimey, what a display! He really was terrible.”

According to the Daily Mail last week, Chelsea plan to accelerate their interest in signing Juranovic from Celtic.

He was reportedly valued at £15million in the summer (Daily Mail), but how much could he cost now?

His performance at the weekend should really worry Chelsea because the club need to sign someone ready to cover Reece James immediately at right-back.

There’s no doubt Juranovic can be a top operator when he’s in the mood, something he’s done regularly for Croatia.

This is the kind of deal that strikes Davide Zappacosta flashbacks, though.

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