Celtic Rumours Archive July 28 2013

28 Jul 2013 22:35:06
Celtic have entered negotiations with FK Austria Wien over Philipp Hosiner after a move for Alfred Finnbogason collapsed with Heerenveen's asking price too high for the Hoops.

Be a great signing but a think Everton are looking as well.

28 Jul 2013 22:25:12
Time to get excited we are in for finbogasson judging by reports in holland.Take my word this boy is the real deal and would at last be a real show of ambition by the board let's hope it happens
Gally

Be great if this is true along with the signing of derk boerrigter. I will be over the moon.

Gazdcelt

Would love to see this guy in the hoops next season but I just have this feeling we won't sign him. I don't think we'll go as high as Herenveen are asking for and miss out on him.

Agree with @2, he has a phenomenal record but Heerenveen are able to hold clubs to ransom for the boy, PL will have his ceiling price and won't be extorted so I think the deal is unlikely based on this.

G93

Interestingly he has just tweeted a music video of You'll never walk alone. A sign that the moves afoot?
CBP

28 Jul 2013 19:44:24
Boerrigter medical tomorrow and he should sign a three-year deal. Will be eligible to face Elfsborg if deal completed tomorrow.

Not sure if Boerrigter would be a good signing, the guy is very injury prone. We have enough players that are prone to injury without adding to it, Matthews, Kayal and Forrest to name a few.

EOJBHOY

EOJBHOY, he's hardly a crock though is he? RVP was "injury prone" once upon a time. You suffer an injury or two, you get over it, that doesn't necessarily mean it's guaranteed to reoccur. I'm sure the Club doctors and physios will be able to tell if his spine is about ready to snap or not.

Jim the tim, I never said the guy was a crock, Boerrigter has been plagued with a back injury that has kept out the team for most of 11/12 season, and for me that is too much of a risk if we are planning on spending between £2 - £3 million pound on a player.

EOJBHOY

28 Jul 2013 18:52:55
According to a report from the Netherlands Boerrigter of Ajax is definitely on his way. Nice spot Bond!. green jhedi

According to wikipedia (i know not the most reliable) but it says he plays for Celtic

I hope he's intended to be a winger! And still a striker on the way the article said to playing more central but is that up front or cam?

Shout Ed. NL hinted it may be a winger we sign. He's still got goals in him though he's a player I've seen a bit of and should walk into the side. Give us a finisher now please Peter, and a centre mid if you're feeling generous.

Not a chance just got a call up for holland squad PL will never spend the money needed to bring him here

Reports on another site he will sign for 3.5 million euros whatever that is in the pound, they are labelling him as sicknote the say he has had back problems in the past he looks good to be honest still think we need a striker bal1986

Really don't think me need to waste money on a winger. we have Forrest, Sammy can play wide as does Commons. Need a replacement for Hooper and Wanyama. Simples. Darren

And that is good news, but I would like to see Samaras and Wilson both sign 3 year deals both have 1 year left.

59 goals in 212 games who scouted him because he hasn't played much due to constant back injuries. {Ed007's Note -

2006–07 Haarlem 9
2007–08 FC Zwolle 36
2008–09 32
2009–10 RKC Waalwijk 32
2010–11 38
2011–12 Ajax 23
2012–13 43

So twice in 7 full seasons he has played less than 30 games and one of them was his debut season as a 20yr old player and the other was his first season at a club like Ajax.
Hardly constant injuries is it.
Some fans just want to moan for the sake of moaning and are never happy.}

Ed. the 43 against last season is the most significant I would think.He looks very pacy direct and can deliver a cross from what I've seen which is admittedly limited. Can't think of many better places to go for players than Ajax though. Andybhoy

07.11.2011 to 18.11.2011 back injury. 2days later till 02.04.2012 back injury. 30.04.2012 to 25.06.2012 back injury so no a won't be happy if we sign a player for 3.5m and injury prone. played 43games last season 36 where as substitute. {Ed007's Note - How long was Scott Brown in and out the team with the same injury? Commons practically missed an entire season as well. Are they classed as injury prone as well? How long was Henke out before going to Barca and Man Utd? You are worrying about an injury he had over a year ago.
I don't see you mentioning the hat-trick he scored in a pre-season game two weeks ago, or the fact that we have signed a player from one of Europe's elite clubs. He will probably be one of the most technically gifted players in Scotland with his pedigree.
Weren't we all screaming out for a flair player, someone to put bums on seats. You do know footballers go through a medical before signing for a club, don't you?}

Didn't Scott brown and kriss commons go thru a medical don't you know. we can't have another big money earner on the side lines so hears hoping he remains injury free. {Ed007's Note - And Scott Brown and Commons passed their medical, what a pointless thing to say??? Look up RVP's injury problems while he was at Arsenal. Would you moan about that if we signed him?
If there is an underlying problem with Boerrigter's back then it will show up, it's then up to the club to sign him or call the deal off (a la John Hartson). Try looking on the bright-side of things for a change, hasn't PL went out and done what the fans wanted? }

Exactly ed efforts are being made let's just see how the boy turns out no need for everyone to complain about a player they don't know we'll enough to judge

SOS BHOY

Totally agree ed, some fans just don't have a clue . Fab1

28 Jul 2013 17:42:44
Celtic have tabled a £4m bid for Heerenveen's Alfred Finnbogason. If the club fail in their bid for the Icelandic international then they will turn their attention towards FK Austria Wien's Philipp Hosiner.

28 Jul 2013 16:20:56
Ed just read an article on sports direct news saying Peter lawwell was at the Dutch supercup watching viktor Fischer from Ajax! Amazing if true! You heard anything ed bud? Gandalf the green {Ed007's Note - He has said he doesn't want to leave Ajax. It would be a quality signing but most of Europe's moneywise big-hitters would be more than interested if he was available.
Maybe 22y.o. Johann Berg Gudmundsson from AZ is a more realistic target..... He can play as a striker or on either wing and he is out of contract next summer.}

28 Jul 2013 13:22:21
Ed do you think Kelvin Wilson will leave in this window? I've read a couple of articles that have said that he is homesick

LM67 {Ed007's Note - His homesickness has been an 'issue' since he came up here while his family remained in England. Notts Forest know the price they will have to pay if they want him.}

I also believe Wilson will be home this week.

If he's home sick from the midlands to glasgow he ain't worth a fight get tae.fack al geri.

Ed I'm sure I read an interview with Kelv and he said that his family issues had been worked out and they were now settled. I gathered from that they were here in Glasgow. He sent out the right kind of signals ie. no intentions of leaving, enjoying his football etc. I think he would be a miss tbh although I never would've said that a year ago.
Kevbhoy {Ed007's Note - I'm sure his family is still down south Kev. I don't want him to leave, I still don't think he has shown us his best yet, he was a great player at Notts Forest.}

28 Jul 2013 19:25:06
If forest pay 2 million for him he away they offerd 1.5 for him he want 2 go home

Its Nottingham Forest

28 Jul 2013 08:41:54
So Monaco have told toure to find another club I think this guy would be a cracking signing as the second striker we plan to sign and maybe we could get a good price for him even loan with fixed fee? Scored agood few for Monaco

But he scored the goals in the lower french league.

Ligue 2 is the same level as the spl, in my opinion atleast

28 Jul 2013 07:55:33
Three players I hear Celtic are looking at are Philipp Hosiner, Federico Laurito, John Guidetti.

These three young players look as if they are going to become great players and I'd be over the moon if Celtic signed either of them. Please be true!

Federico is 23 scored 15 goals in his career and been loaned out six times since signing for udinese, better than watt? deep river bhoy