Giorgos Giakoumakis Blossoming at Celtic
A deadline day signing at the end of the European summer transfer window, Greek international striker Giorgos Giakoumakis endured a shaky start to life at his new club Celtic. Injuries dogged his early days at Celtic Park but, as the campaign reaches its crucial stage, the 27-year-old has become a first choice starter and one of the most important players in the squad.
Celtic are battling it out with bitter rivals Glasgow Rangers for the Scottish league title and Giakoumakis’ efforts in front of goal are helping them to stay clear at the top of the SPL table. At the same time, the player’s goal returns could see him back as a regular in the Greek national squad.
Finding his Feet
Those injuries impacted on Giorgos Giakoumakis at the start of 2021/22 but Celtic’s investment is now starting to pay off. In his first 19 games across all competitions, the Greek international had scored seven goals and, while that’s a modest return overall, the goals to games ratio is improving.
As Celtic started to pull away at the top of the league table, Giakoumakis was making important contributions up front and he had suddenly become a first choice starter as a result. There is also talk of a recall to the Greek national team. At the time of writing, the player has just six international appearances to his name and has found the net just once.
A return to the national set up would cap a fine season for Giorgos Giakoumakis but has he done enough to help Celtic reach their targets?
The Scottish Title Race
After 30 games of the Scottish SPL season, the battle for the title has become a two-horse race. Celtic are leading the way with 73 points while Rangers are just three points behind in second place. The gap to third placed side Hearts was a full 20 points at that stage of the campaign so it’s really all about Celtic vs Rangers.
Giorgos Giakoumakis will have a vital role to play as that season reaches its closing matches but who will get over the line? According to sports betting sites affiliated with asiabet.org, Celtic are the clear favourites while Rangers are some way behind.
Celtic certainly have the form and a points advantage but those numbers are subject to change. With games still to play, the SPL winner market has scope to change and Asiabet will update their readers on any new odds as they come in.
Those readers can also keep in touch with Scottish football thanks to the breaking news stories and blog posts that appear here. With all of that information to hand, it’s also possible to stake in those football markets for those that wish to do so.
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As that account progresses, there will be a choice of deposit and withdrawal methods together with friendly help facilities and the option to bet via a mobile app.
It’s a popular website in terms of the SPL and can also be useful for any football market but have those odds setters got it right?
A Man in Demand
If Giorgos Giakoumakis can maintain his recent scoring ratio, Celtic should convert and get over the line in that SPL title race. The striker has expressed his gratitude to the club but his resolve may just be tested in the summer.
His returns are likely to alert a number of clubs around Europe that will be looking for a new striker in the summer. It’s early days at Celtic and his current employers will be desperate to keep him but could Giakoumakis be tempted elsewhere?
Unless a top six club from around the major European leagues makes a bid, the likelihood of the striker leaving Celtic Park this year seems remote. This campaign has undoubtedly been full of promise but clubs will probably look to wait for another season before making their move.
