Celtic Rumours

23 Jun 2021 20:49:34
Ed have Celtic been linked with a striker from Croatia I'm sure I read somewhere today but can't find it now have you heard anything?

{Ed007's Note - No mate.}

23 Jun 2021 13:17:27
Reports from Nicolo Schira that Celtic have made a bid of £3.5m for Aaron Hickey.

23 Jun 2021 14:48:04
No chance at that price, usual low ball offers, we never learn.

23 Jun 2021 16:16:47
They only want 4m Euros for him. Nothing but negativity when any player is mention or linked to the club.

23 Jun 2021 17:26:47
If its €4m then £3.5 is about that price equivalent if not a little more.

23 Jun 2021 18:21:55
Mcd 1888, where are u reading that we have bid 3.5 mill for hickey.

23 Jun 2021 20:01:50
Ringo7 on Nicolo Schira’s social media accounts he’s a Reliable Italian Journalist who has recently broke news on top deals that are and have happened in Italy and now several other Celtic pages are saying we’ve made a bid for him but some are slightly different on the fee part.

23 Jun 2021 20:46:03
How is it a usual low ball offer Mally?

23 Jun 2021 21:15:42
I don't know for sure but going by past events ie toney mvginn and many more.

23 Jun 2021 22:11:06
Why didn't we buy him from Hearts or before that keep him at Parkhead.

23 Jun 2021 23:01:45
We tried. Made him a right good offer but he wanted to try aboard.

22 Jun 2021 12:17:34
If we lose Hjelde to Leeds that will be shocking for the youth promotion policy we all crave, things have to change!

I hope this is mere gossip and no actual substance to it, these young Bhoys need some first team experience in the upcoming friendlies so big Ange can have a look at what the future holds!

Some of the players we are being linked with along with fresh deals like Ralston are what you expect from Aberdeen, Hinstock etc, not Celtic!

We need to invest heavily in a scouting network, countries like Scandinavia and Eastern Europe where players are accessible for a cheaper rate than the inflated nations that do the same to us!

{Ed007's Note - It looks like Okoflex is away to West Ham as well.}

22 Jun 2021 12:44:17
Okoflex is nothing special, the centre half is a good player.

22 Jun 2021 12:44:22
Not bothering about Okoflex, he's not good enough. Worrying about young Hjelde.

22 Jun 2021 13:20:08
I think we should do away with youth academy and go down the Brentford route.

22 Jun 2021 14:14:18
Gar - definitely mate it’s been a right poor return if you look at the players that have done something from our youth

We have lost a good few recently and from those left I honestly can’t say they have remotely impressed. Can’t judge these guys playing youth football or on loan at small clubs.

Maybe the new boss will change that, good luck to him cause he definitely will need all the luck in the world.

22 Jun 2021 16:39:50
My only argument toward this is our youth teams up to a certain age do tremendously well at prestige tournaments across Europe and in America, so for me the talent is clearly there, its how they are nurtured into the first team.
Players with big potential should be sent on loan as soon as they are possibly available to, to get game time, the colt team isn't really my thing, when you have lads 19/ 20 they aren't lads anymore they should be playing mens football no questions asked, if not then for me they aren't good enough, or move them on to one of the lower league sides with a set cheap 1st option fee, so that any making waves can be captured again, Andy Robertson didn't turn into a superstar over night, the model needs tweaked!

However of we had a bit of balls about us we would give these lads a chance like Ajax do, make them flourish, sell for big money, chuck the next one into the mix!

We've had far too many wage thieves at the club over the past, plenty without a sell on value, so why not adopt to what makes sense and adopt fast!

The top Celtic talent are snatched at an age where they should have been involved in the first team, been offered a decent length contract and allowed to establish themselves in the mix with the first team, even loaning out, but only after giving them a chance, confidence is crucial with young lads, and knowing they are wanted and believed in is massive.

I was very impressed with how big Ange spoke the other week about youth getting a chance, I hope the likes of Hjelde benefit from this!

22 Jun 2021 17:54:04
I must admit that I haven't seen Leo Hjelde play but the talk is that he is exceptionally good for a 17 year old and he plays in a position where we are struggling. Yogi Hughes at Ross County was full of praise for him when he was there on loan last season.
If it's true that he's in talks with Leeds then I don't understand it, that is IF he is in talks with Leeds.
I tend not to believe too much of what's in the media because over the last number of months they have got next to nothing right about Celtic but that doesn't stop them writing stories to get attention. HH.

22 Jun 2021 19:41:57
The biggest problem in Scotland is that we still seem to think players are kids until they get to about 22.
Every other league and in internationals if the are good enough they will play at 16/ 17/ 18.

22 Jun 2021 20:22:53
Look what happens when you give your talent a chance. Bellingham, Reyna, Pedri, Fati, Halaand, mbappe, Wirtz, Rodrigo, Muokoko. That’s just off the top of my head, top top players that got chances at there club at 16/ 17.

22 Jun 2021 20:31:53
Jonbhoy71 I agree mate and when they do get their chance, that delay stalls their development.

Personally I'm of the opinion young Dembele should of been given a run of games when Forrest was injured last season as he was the best natural RW we had.

Hjelde I can remember when he signed, but never knew anything about him untill hearing rave reviews when on loan at Ross County.

22 Jun 2021 23:08:36
Dembele for me should of started far more games last season, christ we cried out width and every club wanted him 2 years ago!

Johnbhoy this is my point entirely, 16,17 and 18 they should be in, the lads who have had their chance and weren't good enough (Ralston as an example) shouldn't be getting a sniff he should be on loan getting game time to see if he could change our minds, and the likes of Bitton/ Rogic should've been moved on with the likes of Robertson getting more game time.

22 Jun 2021 23:17:30
An Academy that has produced Forrest, Calmac and KT and that's it in 12 years. It's a feckin waste of time. We produce players for the Dundee's of this world. And Welsh isn't good enough either.

21 Jun 2021 11:29:53
I see that Ralston's contract has been extended for a year. He is problabybon about 8000 a week, We could have signed O'Donnell on a 2 year deal for free and about 10.000 a week . I know who i would rather have signed.

21 Jun 2021 11:43:55
Both aren't good enough.

21 Jun 2021 12:08:47
Well that's not good news. No harm to the lad, he has a great attitude but if we want to have a defence worthy of that name, then he just doesn't fit that. Tells me we aren't serious about recruiting what we actually need. Still nobody in is also a worry. Typical us, Take a feckin age to do anything.

21 Jun 2021 12:09:21
The Celtic we all want to see must aim for higher quality than this.

21 Jun 2021 12:12:25
@jonace where are you getting these wages from? Personally I doubt ralston is on 8k and o'donnell was a free and signed for motherwell do you think he's getting anywhere near 10k. I'm pretty sure someone at celtic negotiates wages for killie/ motherwell players etc based on previous then add some but not ridiculous amounts like your suggesting.

21 Jun 2021 12:26:42
There is no way that Ralston is on £8k a week, you will be lucky if he is on half that.
We probably took the extra years option as he is the only RB we have at the club, We did sign the young boy front Man Utd but he was sent straight out on loan.
If we let Ralston walk we would need to sign 2 RB's but this way we only need 1 1st choice pick with Ralston and the young boy as back.

21 Jun 2021 13:01:22
What s the point of back up if they aren't anywhere near good enough? And Ralston isn't. Injuries, suspensions and we are back to a defence that is an utter fecking joke. Again, zero ambition and lack of understanding of what a good player looks like. Doesn't fill me with confidence at all. In fact, the opposite.

21 Jun 2021 14:18:30
Who cares how much he's on?

21 Jun 2021 15:20:28
Can't see Ralston being on anything close to 8k a week.

21 Jun 2021 15:52:34
I wish celtic fans would stop mentioning odonnell. He is no where near the level we want to be.

21 Jun 2021 16:02:45
Magic no one said he was good enough but the new manager needs bodies in the squad right now. What's the harm in triggering the extension in his contract right now and if Ange decides he isn't going to make it we can get a bit of money for him even if it's £200k instead of him leaving on a free.

21 Jun 2021 18:31:28
Ralston shouldn't have been given a new contract. He's not even good enough to warm the bench. I'm quite disappointed with the waste of club resources.

21 Jun 2021 18:53:48
I doubt Turnbull signed for wages that high. O'Donnell is gash, Agreed not as bad as Ralston but don't want him anywhere near Celtic.