Celtic Rumours Archive May 14 2017

14 May 2017 15:25:20
It is madness to think about selling Dembelle until it becomes a necessity, when he makes his full french debut, his value will skyrocket, it is also madness to talk about downgrading Griffith's in the pecking order for someone who is very much unproven as is the case of Solanke, probably won't come north of the border but if he does, hope it isn't another case of what happened with Guidetti.

14 May 2017 17:33:17
It's not madness, the whole point is developing the squad. Rodgers isn't a massive fan on Griffiths so he has to work for his place. I agree he's a very important player for us but if a better striker comes in it's only correct to replace him. I'm sure it would be the same case for solanke.

14 May 2017 20:01:11
Unless we get an offer in excess of £30m (which I can't see) then I would think the board would look at the bigger picture with what we could earn for CL qualification. I TOTALLY get the 'what if he get's a bad injury' argument. tricky one.

14 May 2017 21:03:39
I agree with your first point Aindoh. If Dembele is willing to stay, and I honestly think he is, then we would be silly to sell him this season. I think he will want to play CL football for us, knowing he will participate in every game and gain further experience. He appears to be a very patient and mature kid who is astute enough to know that time is on his side.

I partly agree with your second point. I think LG would and should be rightly pissed off if he was to get pushed down the pecking order. However, I will qualify that by saying that he's at a big club and big club's are fluid in their development. The playing staff will constantly change and hopefully improve. It is up to him to secure his place in the starting line up.

As for Solanke, who knows if he will come and who knows if he will be a success. The point is, if it isn't him coming to challenge our current strikers then it will be someone else. We should be embracing that sort of investment and improvement instead of fearing it, and so should the players.

14 May 2017 21:10:57
In brendan we trust a would bet we'll come out the summer transfer window stronger HH.

16 May 2017 01:06:15
Don't really post much but on the subject of Griffiths I feel I had to. Anyway I don't see what goes on behind the scenes but on the field you can hardly fault Griffiths for his contribution. If he hadn't picked up that injury I would have expected him to score 20+ even with his limited game time.

To even consider him being third choice is insane imo, if dembele was to leave or get injured long term I'm sure he would easily pick up where he left off. I hope Rodgers issue isn't down to his ego especially with what he said when he first arrived or down to him trying to stamp his authority although I do believe Griffiths should be doing as he is asked.

Hopefully we can get to a point where we have 3 top class forwards (demblele, Griffiths+1) as we did with Larsson and co. Neither are in the same league mind you 😉.

16 May 2017 12:49:35
Sutton, Larsson and Hartson, the hunskelpers.

16 May 2017 22:42:03
We won't get an offer of over £25-£30 million for Dembele as our Board will make it clear to any club who show an interest that a bid isn't welcome . Interest will be snubbed at outset .

Of course its no surprise that we have no idea who may be coming in, Celtic have always been good at keeping their cards close to their hearts and Brendan is keeping this tradition.

14 May 2017 10:17:47
Supposedly we're interested in Dani Gomez. He's 18 and a striker. Player for Real Madrid B. He's played for spains under 19's aswell. Potentially to replace Dembele if he leaves? Or a third option up front?

14 May 2017 11:08:27
The more I read BBC Gossip the more I think Dembele is off. It's important to take these things with a pinch of salt though as often the red top rags are just propoganda.

As much as I love Dembele, it's important to remember talk of big-money offers from England for Boruc, Bitton, Kayal and Lee Naylor not too long ago. The club resisted and ended up with little to show for it.

If Dembele's form takes a dip and the new guy scores a barrel-load, we'll end up with a fraction of the £20m+.

It's a tough one. Let's see what concrete interest there is first.

14 May 2017 12:25:22
Dembele himself hasn't made any noises about wanting to leave and BR has spoken about wanting to keep squad together and not needing to sell. Reckon pinch of salt is right on this one. Win win situation for us really as long as we get a meaty sell on clause out on. Might be tin hat time but for all his magic, Dembele has also been pretty inconsistent at times and is still pretty rough about the edges, 25-40 mill player potentially but investing that in him just now is a gamble for any club.

14 May 2017 12:35:04
To be fair? Even if his for dips and he stays? Which I doubt . He only cost £450,000 so anything we get above that is good business. Think of the money we lost on bangoura, cifti, pukki to say the least 😂😂😂.

14 May 2017 16:49:19
@Honest_Mistake, I'd take 4 seasons of Dembele up front ahead of £30M all day long. We focus too much on how much money we can get for players instead of enjoying the players while they're here.

14 May 2017 17:35:19
Exactly, not a single first team player will be sold this window I reckon.

14 May 2017 19:02:16
Ken, that's exactly what I'm hoping for. That and the chance of either signing PR or making him the first loaner to get a testimonial! Will leave it to BR regarding who comes in but we've already got best team in over a decade imo.

14 May 2017 20:09:20
Exactly kevbhoy. 4 seasons of hun scalping for £450,000? We know what we have. A bit like larsson. Forget cashing in . Just enjoy the memories.

14 May 2017 21:04:13
Larsson was 26-27 by the time Celtic knew what they had on their hands and football money, mad as it still was, wasn't the craziness that it is today. Would love if we did hold onto MD for next few years, even if we only got a fraction of the magic we got with Henky but reckon the board will have an offer too good to refuse sooner or later.

14 May 2017 23:19:18
Who was interested in lee naylor for a offer never mind a big offer? 🙈.

15 May 2017 13:47:45
Honest mistakes, surely the biggest and most stupid mistake is to believe one word on the BBC Gossip column .
Surely you are experienced enough to understand the criteria for reporting by media re Scottish Football is : if it annoys Celtic FC or Celtic fans it is true and should be reported with a wee bit added on .