Ismaila Soro becomes Celtic outcast as midfielder tipped to succeed Scott Brown slips into Parkhead obscurity

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Just 12 months ago Ismaila Soro looked to be one of the pillars of Celtic's future. Yet the Ivorian is now an afterthought under the Ange Postecoglou era as he struggles to even be named in a match day squad.

In January 2020, the midfielder arrived in the Scottish Premiership from Bnei Yehuda in a deal worth around £2million.After getting used to life in Glasgow's east end, calls for Soro to become an automatic starter began to grow.

With the struggles during Neil Lennon’s final months in charge and 36-year-old Scott Brown struggling for form, Soro was handed a run ahead of the skipper.

While Lennon and John Kennedy would swap between the two for the remainder of the campaign in the deep-lying midfield role, many viewed the Ivorian as the natural successor to the iconic Parkhead captain.At the time Soro conceded it would be a mammoth task to fill the gap left by Aberdeen-bound Brown.He stated: “It’s a very tough job to step into Scott’s shoes.“The captain is a really great player, who I respect a lot.