New doubt over Greg Taylor’s Dynamo Zagreb offer

The Celtic Star

·11 April 2025

New doubt over Greg Taylor’s Dynamo Zagreb offer

Greg Taylor’s proposed move from Celtic to Dinamo Zagreb seems to be in doubt following a recent development…

Greg Taylor of Celtic looks on as he inspects the pitch prior to the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Dundee United at Celtic Park on January 08, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The Croatian club has sacked their manager, Fabio Cannavaro. The Italy World Cup-winning icon has been dismissed from his role despite the club holding third place in Croatia’s top flight.

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Greg Taylor has been heavily linked with a transfer to Celtic’s Champions League Matchday Six opponents once his contract at the Hoops ends this season.

‘Fabio Cannavaro is no longer the coach of the Dinamo’

A club statement reads: “Fabio Cannavaro is no longer the coach of the Dinamo first team as of this Wednesday. He was on the bench of the Maksimir club for a little over three months and led the team in 14 competitive and three friendly matches.”

Greg Taylor of Celtic FC during the UEFA Champions League match between Borussia Dortmund and Celtic FC at the Signal Iduna Park on October. 01, 2024. Photo ANP Sport, Bart Stoutjesdijk

“The former celebrated Italian national team player, winner of the Ballon d’Or, took over the coaching role at Dinamo on December 29th of last year, replacing Nenad Bjelica.”

“In ten league matches, he recorded five wins, two draws and three losses, with Dinamo remaining in third place in the league table, while in the cup competition, in extremely difficult conditions and on a soggy pitch at Maksimir, they were stopped in the quarter-finals, where Osijek won 1-0.”

“The great 2-1 victory against AC Milan increased Dinamo’s performance in the Champions League to a record 11 points, and only an incredible combination of circumstances and the outcome of other matches left the Blues below the line on the way to the knockout stage.”

Celtic v theRangers – Scottish Cup – Final – Hampden. Anthony Ralston, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Greg Taylor celebrate with the trophy on Saturday May 25, 2024. Photo Andrew Milligan

“We would like to thank coach Cannavaro from the bottom of our hearts for his great effort, commitment and friendliness and wish him all the best in his future sporting and life journey. The team will be temporarily taken over by the current assistant coach, Sandro Perkovic, for the rest of the season.”

This seems another bizarre move from the current Croatian champions who have languished behind Hadjuk Split and Rijeka for the entirety of the season.

Should Greg Taylor move on for pastures new in Croatia, the Scotland international will have to play Europa Conference League qualifiers in the summer – a stark contrast to one Champions League playoff qualifier for Celtic if he chooses to extend his contract.

Daizen Maeda and Greg Taylor celebrate during the Premier Sports Cup Final victory over theRangers at Hampden on 15 December 2024. Photo AJ for The Celtic Star

It looks beyond doubt that these are most likely the last few months of the left-back’s career at Celtic, and hopefully he will depart with a third Treble since his arrival to the club in 2019.

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