South American football expert Tim Vickery is hoping that Marcelo Saracchi can finally unlock his true potential at Celtic.
The left-back is reportedly set to join the Parkhead club on a season-long loan deal from Boca Juniors, with no option to buy.
Saracchi, capped by Uruguay nine times, will provide back-up and competition for Kieran Tierney.
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"He’s a stocky little left back, very, very quick," Vickery told Sky Sports. "When he first came through, I had immense hopes for this player, real hopes. I thought he was the future of Uruguay at left back.
"I thought he was on for a brilliant career, and so far it’s proved a little bit of a disappointment. He’s been through Germany without doing a great deal, Turkey a little bit more, a little bit in Spain and back to Argentina.
"He’s bounced around. What he perhaps needs in his career is a bit of stability but as an attacking left back there’s plenty Celtic can get out of him, especially because he’s in a league where Celtic will be on the front foot for the vast majority of the time so hopefully this can be the move where Saracchi finally unlocks that potential I saw a few years ago but hasn’t really come out so far."
