02 Dec 2014 11:03:08
With yesterday's poll saying 67% of fans want the board to pull out all the stops to sign Guidetti.
I hope it does not come down to money (it will if his agent has anything to do with it) but looking at what Celtic can afford to offer him probably £30k weekly, big signing on fee, bonuses for goals, appearances, also image rights will come into it.
Reading also about Scepovic, we spent over £2m on signing him plus he also will be on circa £15k+ weekly, I cannot help feeling if we had that money still in the pot we would have had a much better chance with Guidetti. I realise there is a wages ceiling but with an extra £2m Celtic could have upped his signing on fee, bonuses etc.
what are all your thoughts/ideas on Guidetti?

1.) 02 Dec 2014
The problem with pushing the boat out to sign Guidetti, is that I feel we need 2 or 3 other players as well. If we were to pay him £30k per week, would that leave anything else to buy other players?
I would like to sign him, but I think if he gets too greedy, we should say no, as I don't think Guidetti on his own would mak us the finished article.

2.) 02 Dec 2014
We seem too have got it wrong with Scepovic and Berget for that matter but while Guidetti is scoring regularly - and clearly enjoying being here - it is hard to see why we would not make an effort to offer a contract.
Unfortunately we have a surplus of forwards (either on the books or loans) to sort out and free-up cash.
Stokes, Griffiths, Scepovic, Berget, Wakaso, Guidetti, Balde and Pukki off the top of my head - maybe more?

3.) 02 Dec 2014
Think there is a little perspective required with Guidetti - all of his goals have been domestic and around half have been penalties/free kicks. Some people are getting a little carried away here!

4.) 02 Dec 2014
I really hope he signs. If it comes down to a signing on bonus surely we are able to increase this and offset it by selling a couple of the current strikers like pukki/balde/fridjonson.

if as ed says he is on about 12 k a week just now then surely we could double that no bother. I wouldn't like to make him the highest paid player but if that was the difference between him signing and not then its a no brainer really.

5.) 02 Dec 2014
02 Dec 2014 14:59:39
as I said a we while ago if we didn't sign guidetti and wanting to sign a similar player with the qualities he has then that would cost 4 or 5 million plus wages so I don't see how we couldn't offer 25/30k a week if needs be which would work out at 1.5 million a year say on a 4 year contract gives the board a big sell on fee (seems to be the policy) cause he will only get better

above poster says half his goals is pens or free kicks but his movement creates space and he brings others into play as well

going by reports another plus point is he seems to love it here and a character in the dressing room is only another plus along with someone that excites the fans

6.) 02 Dec 2014
I think the reason some are 'getting carried away' are because we have been short of a 'poster bhoy' since the days of lubo and Larsson for the fans to get excited about and although I agree he still has a bit to prove - we could do with a couple of entertainers at Celtic.

7.) 02 Dec 2014
Cant believe the statement .3) about this person's view on guidetti we're getting carried away about a young striker scoring roughly a goal a game but then again it's only domestic goal's he's scored right pfft because he's been fluffing all his shot's in Europe? and me personally I wouldn't give a monkey's if he had a goal a game ratio and they were all free kick's and penalty's we have a real chance in signing a quality young striker we should push the boat out if he continued scoring like he has done for us we could sell him on when the premiership teams come sniffing for a big profit but we have to speculate to accumulate as our current business model dictates.

8.) 02 Dec 2014
Jungle Jim I hope you don't mean that we have to get rid of all the players you name as surplus, if we do we will be a bit scarce of strikers and wide players .
Maybe we will play the traditional SPL formation 4 5 1 .

9.) 02 Dec 2014
I don't think fans are getting carried away, possibly just excited at a new face banging in the goals regularly!

He seems to love the fans too (he has been the same at his past clubs) and fires up the crowd where possible.

I am all for spending extra on him and releasing some of the loaned out strikers to free up some cash.

I am delighted with the way we have grown and adapted to RD philosophies and the team seem to be gelling and putting the performances in. long may it continue!

HH

ShottsBhoy

10.) 02 Dec 2014
I agree we are crying out for a proper 'number 9' 'poster bhoy' call it what u like?! But he can't sign a contract until after 31st of December so we can't offer him anything at the moment (at least not officially). He may well turn into the superstar at Celtic we all hope he will be - but to be chatting about paying him £30k a week after 11 goals is over the top! Stevie May was banging them in left right and centre against the same defences last season - he would of been lucky to get £5k a week at Celtic because there is and was still an element of doubt with players banging them in in the SPL and of players at that age!

11.) 02 Dec 2014
02 Dec 2014 17:31:29
get what your saying about stevie may but commons got 32 goals last year and none of us are over excited with him even when he was banging them in cause he was always looking for a shot. what i'm saying is its not all about the goals scored its about everything else that comes with guidetti

im not saying to give him 30k either I was giving an example it would work out at 6 million over 4 years with a minimal compensation fee to city. could we find a better striker for those figures? on recent forward signings it could take another 7 signings before we find a proper talent

12.) 02 Dec 2014
At the end of the day guidetti is finding the back of the net and that's what club has been missing so what's the problem?