{"id":35394,"date":"2025-07-31T08:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35394\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:50:03","slug":"he-wants-me-callum-osmand-shares-what-brendan-rodgers-has-told-him-after-joining-celtic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/35394\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He wants me&#8217; &#8211; Callum Osmand shares what Brendan Rodgers has told him after joining Celtic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brendan Rodgers is still searching for goals in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>But the two new faces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic<\/a> have signed during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/transfers\/celtic-summer-2025-transfers-signings-exits\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the 2025 summer transfer window<\/a> still shouldn\u2019t be forgotten about, despite their lack of experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/callum-osmand-makes-his-feelings-clear-on-the-celtic-fans-after-signing-from-fulham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Callum Osmand signed from Fulham<\/a>, and he is yet to make a senior appearance in his career, whilst Shin Yamada joined from the J-League in Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 19, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/callum-osmand\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Osmand<\/a> is a bona fide project signing from Celtic, and a type of deal the club have done again and again over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But with the Welshman in the building, what has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/brendan-rodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodgers<\/a> been telling him?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2226013792-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Brendan Rodgers looks on before Celtic's pre-season friendly against Newcastle United\" class=\"wp-image-300690\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesWhat Brendan Rodgers told new Celtic signing Callum Osmand<\/p>\n<p>This is Rodgers\u2019 bread and butter, and you back him to help Osmand take that next step in his career because it\u2019s the most important one.<\/p>\n<p>The player himself, whilst speaking to Sky Sports, shared how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/celtic-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic manager<\/a> told him to bring \u2018energy\u2019 to the table of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/martin-oneill-says-something-about-celtics-title-win-brendan-rodgers-would-never-have-thought-of\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Scottish champions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, most importantly, Rodgers has told the teenager that he shouldn\u2019t change his game, even though he is now playing at a pressure cooker of a club. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe just wants me to bring energy,\u201d said Osmand about what Rodgers has told him. \u201cBring what I am good at. Don\u2019t change my game really.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I have the qualities to come and show what I can do, so just keep playing my football, and then he is going to help me with little bits.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf40 \u201cI really feel welcome here\u2026 I found out in late January [of interest] so had to wait out my contract\u201d <\/p>\n<p>New arrival Callum Osmand on settling into life at Celtic &amp; what he can bring to the squad \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8A38iPtgBA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/8A38iPtgBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotlandSky\/status\/1950523685762130093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 30, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> What type of striker is Osmand? <\/p>\n<p>Celtic fans have got a glimpse of what Osmand is all about during pre-season, but in truth, there is only so much you can take from that. <\/p>\n<p>With the new Premiership season around the corner, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/stadium\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic Park<\/a> faithful will get to see what their new signing is really about pretty soon. <\/p>\n<p>But before that happens, Osmand himself shared what type of player he is. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI add speed and a bit of flair,\u201d responded Osmand. \u201cJust what the strikers here usually do, and what they are good at.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn previous years, there have been players similar that I am looking up to really and want to follow in their footsteps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brendan Rodgers is still searching for goals in the transfer market. 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