Plymouth Argyle have identified a replacement for Maksym Talovierov from a European giant

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Plymouth Argyle have suffered several high-profile departures this summer, which was to be expected after their relegation last season.

It is expected to be a transitional period for Plymouth Argyle this season following their drop down to League One from the Championship.

After Tom Cleverley replaced Miron Muslic in the Home Park dugout, the former Watford head coach has endured a testing summer transfer window in his first months in the job.

Plymouth lost Ryan Hardie to Wrexham earlier in the window, Bristol signed Adam Randell, and Maksym Talovierov joined Stoke City in a £2m move.

However, the Plymouth manager may have identified Talovierov’s replacement at the heart of the defence as they look to bring in a player from a European giant.

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Plymouth are set to sign Stephen Welsh on loan

It has been reported by journalist Anthony Joseph on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Plymouth posted about putting in a loan offer for Stephen Welsh.

The defender is currently playing under contract to Celtic and has won four league titles with the Scottish giants while also making several appearances in European competition.

Welsh spent last season on loan at KV Mechelen, who tried to make the move permanent this summer but couldn’t reach an agreement with the Hoops.

Plymouth may look to see how the Scottish defender adapts to life in the south of England before making a permanent move for the player; however, he has impressed throughout his career at Celtic and in his time in Belgium.

Welsh’s former coach on the type of player he is

The Athletic spoke to Stephen Welsh’s former underage coach to gauge the exact type of player he was and how he had risen through the ranks at Celtic to represent the club at the highest level.

Martin Miller saw his talent early on, as he said: “Sometimes you see a child play and become much more involved and much more important to the function of a team if the game is in front of them — and vice versa, of course — and Welshy was the type for having a game in front of them.

“His distribution from the back was very good, and he was strong in the challenge as well. He worked incredibly hard on his heading. He worked a lot on his left side too.”