Oliver Burke is running out of chances to earn himself a permanent Celtic contract

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During the January transfer window, Celtic won the race to sign West Bromwich Albion winger Oliver Burke on loan.

Burke is a highly-rated youngster but he has struggled since joining West Brom in a big-money deal.

Celtic took a punt on Burke, who can provide the club with options out wide or as a centre-forward.

But so far, the Scotland international has had mixed success. He has shown glimpses of his ability but has been far too inconsistent to convince Neil Lennon to sign him permanently.

Lennon has mainly used Burke as a centre-forward but he is not clinical enough in front of goal to warrant a start in that position.

The 22-year-old has played 16 games for the Scottish Premiership champions, scoring four goals. That included two on his league debut against relegation-threatened St Mirren.

His last two outings – against St Mirren and Livingston – have been poor individual performances.

According to a report by The Express and Star at the beginning of April, Burke wants to stay at Celtic on a permanent basis.

But West Brom will be reluctant to take a major hit on the reported £15m (Daily Mail) they spent on him. And Burke’s form for Celtic is not good enough to convince the club to spend a lot of money on the wide man.

If Burke wants his permanent move to Celtic, he needs to use the last few games to show Lennon and the fans exactly how good he is.