20 Jan 2014 16:20:56
Celtic scout has been over to watch Benfica play twice this week. Not sure who to look at, but it's rumoured to be Filip Djuricic.

ML

{Ed007's Note - Djuricic only signed for Benfica in the summer for 6 million Euros and he has a 40 million Euros buy-out clause in his contract.}

1.) 20 Jan 2014
20 Jan 2014 17:02:04
Who else could it be? Rumoured to be Filip Djuricic simply due to the amount of times the scouts watched Heerenveen last season. Djuricic may have caught the eye then and has only played 4 times since his move.

{Ed007's Note - He has played more than that.}

2.) 20 Jan 2014
20 Jan 2014 17:13:47
4 league appearances then. either way, his move hasn't been successful.

{Ed007's Note - I'm sure his agent and bank manager would disagree with you.}

3.) 20 Jan 2014
I dunno about this one ed! It may have some foundations to it!, according to A Bola of Portugal djuricic is finding it difficult to settle in the squad and getting frustrated at not getting first team opportunities. They have stated that Benfica was thinking as fat back as November about moving him on. They also recon that finboggasson was a smoke screen last summer and was actually Djuricic we wanted. Maybe brnfica want to cut their loses with this guy and let him go.

{Ed007's Note - It must be true then if a newspaper is saying it.}

4.) 20 Jan 2014
He's played 12 games and scored 2 goals in total for benfica.

5.) 20 Jan 2014
Why send a scout to benfica to watch him if we never deemed him good enough to sign when we watched him numerous times at heerenveen,,,,, deep river bhoy

6.) 21 Jan 2014
On the day that the scout went over how sure are we that the lad played. After all you are saying he's not getting much game time. Though if nl sent a scout there it wouldn't be surprising if the scouts remit was how good does that young player look sitting on my bench. Or tell me if he comes on for the last 5 minutes of the game. If he does I'm interested. Or maybe Forrester is being dangled in front of benefica as potential player plus 5 million deal remember they were rumours to be after him. I'm going to work for the daily record it's pretty easy to write this stuff

7.) 21 Jan 2014
He has been watched twice recently for Benfica and has not featured in either match

8.) 21 Jan 2014
Morning ed! Thought this story was a bit far fetched with regards to the value, buy out clause etc. I have just read an article on ssports transfer blog saying Celtic had scouted him with regards to a 6 million move? Personally I don't see us spending 6 mill on one player, if this was the case finnbogson should be priority! Bed him in for next seasons cl qualifiers! Also January is too rash a month for signings! No one wants to sell and all the relegation teams are desperate to snap up any and everyone available! But with the league almost in the bag it would suit Celtic to sign now with qualifiers in mind.

9.) 21 Jan 2014
I hope this 1 is true really good player and the creative player we are looking for can also play as striker

10.) 21 Jan 2014
Just watched highlights there of lad, looks the part really skillfull, a lot of £ here we talking but & he looks better from cam than a striker so to me we would still be looking for a in & out goalscorer if we get him. Chris30

{Ed007's Note - He's not a striker Chris, he plays as an CAM}

11.) 21 Jan 2014
Cheers for clearing that up Ed, but do you agree then that we must still be looking for an out & out goalscorer. Chris30

{Ed007's Note - I would like to think we are still looking, we certainly need one.}

12.) 21 Jan 2014
If this has got legs it's the most excited I've been about a signing since Strachan was in charge. I know some people find it impossible that I might keep a keen eye on Dutch footy but the guys a class act. When you talk about players that grab the game by the scruff of the neck and try to beat a man and make things happen, this young lads got it. Don't watch Portuguese footy but realise there's no real harm in not getting into Benfica's midfield. We were supposedly signing Piatti in the summer though, as well as some highly rated kid from Porto? Could just be more cannon fodder for the sales of print. The pessimist in me grows stronger by the windows. Has it got legs Ed? Or did you're winked hint for BadBhoy regarding Djuricic and Finnbogason have undertones of sarcasm?

{Ed007's Note - I was being sarcastic.}

13.) 21 Jan 2014
I know the fee they talking coming from the media & like yourself ed I don't always agree way the rags but I can't see us getting the lad for any less than £5 mill which I know we can afford but in my opinion mate we can kiss goodbye to bringing a striker in if we going to pay that for this lad. Chris30