07 Jan 2014 23:25:30
Man City and Arsenal interested in Van Dijk for 10 million. Hope this is B.S. I seriously think that he is our best player and will only get better. We have to hold on to a few our gems as well. We need our best players out on the pitch too, not just in the shop window.
Think with the way vvd is playing its inevitable he will be away in the summer! Can't see any of they two teams trying in January with him being cup tied for CL and no need to add another CB to either squad immediately.
Without a doubt, best player at celtic at the moment. Only a matter of time before he is away
08 Jan 2014 08:45:44
Seen it on ssn this morning am assuming they don't just make up stories. Unfotunately we have become a selling club due to the league we play in. Hopefully he'll feel like staying for another year but doubt it .
I would hope we hold on to him for another season but agree that him moving on is inevitable. I would hope though that we would get more than 10 million for him.
He does look far too good for SPL and it is a huge problem that Celtic went out of Europe in such a dismal way as it does very little to convince our best players to stay.
JJ
He is very young still and may well decide to stay for his own development i.e if we qualify for champions league, I think he would be better getting another year at us playing 1st team football before moving on at the end of next season. At the end of the day money talks and if we get near what we got for big Vic then he will be away. 3 1/2 yrs left on his deal so I'm hoping the board would resist the money for at least another season. maccabhoy
09 Jan 2014 10:33:46
No doubt that finances are all important. But in balance the team has to be strengthened in order to compete in Europe where success will generate more income and failure will leave is in the same financial wilderness as the rest of Scottish football. Therefore we must hold on to some of the "gems" evn if it means turning down potetntial massive profit on sale
{Ed007's Note - I'm in the same boat Jim. I thought Boerrigter would have shaken off the 'sicknote' tag, it was after all one major injury that caused his problems, but he hasn't turned up at all so far. He is a good player though and if he can keep his fitness level up I'm sure he will change a few people's minds.