Celtic Rumours Archive February 01 2021

01 Feb 2021 21:43:45
Kenny signed and done, is there enough time to get another over the line.

01 Feb 2021 21:55:53
The better be assembling the marquee right now.

01 Feb 2021 22:13:52
Only Celtic can come out of a transfer window weaker 🤷‍♂️.

01 Feb 2021 22:26:22
Sly sports reporting no more business for Celtic.

01 Feb 2021 22:34:09
Sly sports have said that Celtic confirmed that no one else will be coming in.
For me this shows the board wouldn't give Lennon any backing in this window as his days are numbered.

01 Feb 2021 22:55:10
Peter must have showered yesterday.

01 Feb 2021 23:08:18
Whether he’s getting the bullet or not Celtic not signing a centre half at least on loan Is a joke. it seems that Lawell can’t even be ersed now it’s been confirmed he’ll step down.

01 Feb 2021 23:21:02
I hope your right 🙏🙏 it’s been a shambles this season
But I new it was coming 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Not this bad though
I still can't get over the fact they gave Lennon the job in the first place 🤬🤬🤬 he should have never came back.

02 Feb 2021 02:47:29
Well not getting in a CB, as pathetic as that seems with Julien out all season and Duffy still here, will come as a surprise to no one. What an absolute joke. The CL place might just be the next thing Lawell and Lenny destroy. What a pair of useless, selfish barstewards they are.

02 Feb 2021 06:06:39
I would have been more worried if they had got a few players in because it would only say one thing if they had.

02 Feb 2021 07:44:54
So we lose a RB and CM and needed a CB a GK and somebody attack minded and end up with only a RB.
Aberdeen have just signed 3 Strikers and with our shaky defence I’m not full of confidence to get 2nd over the line, we should but if we lose 1st of double header we will be under huge pressure.

02 Feb 2021 11:41:17
they won't sign players and pay wages or fees in the current climate as there is no chance of even breaking even, next years could very well be the same.

01 Feb 2021 18:17:01
All season NL has used the 3 keepers and none of then has cemented their place. We had a young keeper coming through the ranks but he's just signed for Liverpool. 🤔.

01 Feb 2021 19:33:46
Hardly a loss when he’d never have been given a chance anyway.

01 Feb 2021 14:25:57
Celtic should insist on only sell Ntcham not loan him because Marseille are desperate to sign midfield player. SN report that Marseille offer Dinamo Zagreb four offers for Lovro Majer, first of 8m€, second for 10m€, third 12+4m bonus, and last one take it or leave it for 15m€ in one payment.
So looks like Ntcham is their plan B.

{Ed002's Note - It is actually a Plan D for l'OM. The lady from Marseille believes that Mr Lawwell will sign off on the sale on a "loan to buy" basis for Olivier Ntcham this afternoon.}

01 Feb 2021 14:53:04
I would keep him if they just offer loan deal, if they don't buy him when loan ends his value will fall a lot.
Sell or loan with obligation to buy.

01 Feb 2021 15:28:40
We’re the rumours of 12-14m from Porto last summer genuine or paper talk?

01 Feb 2021 18:57:41
Olivier Ntcham may well be a moody so and so but he has so much ability and quality. Our coaching set-up led by the manager is clearly inept. Evidenced by results and the fact EVERY player is going backwards? If Sly are correct and its 4.5M in the Summer this outcome highlights the clubs incompetence. I don’t think the player is blameless, his performances have been awful this season but he has been criminally mismanaged IMO.

01 Feb 2021 19:05:44
PSav, what are you on, Nitcham is a lazy arrogant b, who has not lifted a leg for the club since Dembelle left. He is the criminal, stealing 18k a week. Good Riddance to bad rubbish.

01 Feb 2021 19:47:40
Chill Malika20, it’s just an opinion. and I’m not on anything (yet) lol. To repeat, I don’t think Ntcham has performed this season. Do you think the manager and coaching staff have managed him properly? If it’s laziness, how has that been allowed to develop? Whether he’s a player who wants to leave or is just a numpty generally it’s the managers job to get him out on the pitch playing. I’m not overly defending Ntcham, I just think any player or squad take their lead from the manager.

01 Feb 2021 19:56:25
The rumour in France is that it's nowhere near that. It's actually around 5 million euros after the loan deal. I feel like we could have got more for him - especially in france!

{Ed007's Note - Wasn't it reported - not rumoured - in France it was €10 million? It's weird how supporters always focus on the negativity.}

01 Feb 2021 20:14:50
Sky are reporting its 4.5 million but then they also said we signed Ben Davies 🙈.

{Ed007's Note - No they didn't, it was just "incorrect wording" they used. I've been saying for 10 years now that people need to stop taking what Sly say seriously, it's actually all aimed at affecting betting and it's patterns.
FIFA run the TMS which you can read about HERE on Annexe 3 (Page 53) but to summarise it:

The full contracted costs and all parties involved in any and all transfers are required to be reported by clubs to FIFA who maintain the Transfer Matching System (International and Domestic) to record all details and costs for all transfers of professional players in all FIFA member states. Clubs are required to submit this data and there are sanctions imposed if they don't - ranging from warnings, through fines, competition bans and even relegation. Most sanctions to date have been warnings or fines - and plenty of clubs have suffered sanctions including Santos, St Truidense, Twente, Sevilla etc.. The users of the database TMS data base are the clubs and the associations (e.g. The FA). There are certain others that have full access to the data but no ability to change it - this is to ensure transparency and includes one News Agency, but it is not public data.

Sky are not the permitted news agency but there's a rumour around Sly that one of our Eds are part of it.}

01 Feb 2021 12:12:31
The spurs youngster who celtic are linked with will be staying at spurs sky sports has just reported.

01 Feb 2021 10:18:36
ED Have you heard anything about Everton right back Johnjo Kenny signing for us on loan until end of season.

{Ed007's Note - Kenny's expected to be in Glasgow for a medical and to finalise the move this morning, Paul.}

01 Feb 2021 12:37:17
ED007 12 hours to go spurs keeping the CB we have been linked with according to sky and the RB having a medical do we still need s CB with Ajer back there now and f u do think that we do, do you think we will get one in?

{Ed007's Note - It's obvious that we're looking so I expect one will be brought in.}

01 Feb 2021 13:31:13
Thanks ED let's hope so.

{Ed007's Note - 👍

01 Feb 2021 10:29:40
Sky Sports saying Ben Davies having a medical at Liverpool right now.

01 Feb 2021 10:37:24
Seen that. We can't compete with them. 2 million fee apparently.

01 Feb 2021 10:47:19
The herald says 500k with add ons up to 1.1m.
They won’t be paying him 20k a week, so we could compete. He’ll get games in the epl till the end of the season then end up in the reserves.

01 Feb 2021 12:01:57
Ben Davies ticked all the boxes.
A left footed CB who can also play Left back.
Also a 25 year old hungry for success.
The Preston Chairman said he was a Rolls Royce playing at their level.

01 Feb 2021 12:09:01
He'll fill in until VVD and/ or Matip return then Liverpool will loan him to Slippy's Sevco ha ha.

01 Feb 2021 12:17:36
Would not surprise me to see him at the Sevconians next season.

01 Feb 2021 12:20:44
Shouldn't have to compete the deal should have been done.

01 Feb 2021 12:26:16
Don't expect any signings at all. Maybe a loan deal for some useless player. 2nd place is in serious danger if that disaster Duffy plays another minute for us.

01 Feb 2021 14:11:02
Listen davies had the opportunity to come to Celtic, he chose Liverpool that’s fine. No being funny but he’ll spend is this time on the bench next season once they’re usual CBs are back.

01 Feb 2021 15:24:58
How long have we been looking for a left footed CB?

I know very little about Ben Davies but if he's half as good as has been reported then he must surely be ten times better than what we're presently putting on the pitch? How much is Duffy on?

For the love of God we've thrown away more than 2M on projects, players bought and immediately shipped out on loan, or even better, player's we buy and don't play!

Shambles.

{Ed007's Note - This is entirely down to Davies. No matter how much Celtic offered he was always going to Liverpool after they made their move. We had agreed a pre-contract but it wasn't signed, once that was signed Celtic planned on opening talks with PNE about getting him in during this window. PNE had previously stated the player was not for sale and only the other day Alex Neil said he expected Davies to be there until the end of the season.

01 Feb 2021 15:30:53
Yup. He’ll play this year, and unless he turns out to be the next VVD, he’ll be on the bench then loaned out to a championship club. But he’ll be very rich.