Celtic FC Rumours

13 Jul 2024 19:43:34
Apparently Oh has now been given the green light to travel to Belgium to complete his move to Genk for a fee of around 4.5m. I think there's definitely potential there with the lad but I just don't think he's able to cut it at Celtic and there's nothing wrong with that, it happens. If all goes well and he's away then that's 6m plus for him and haksabanovic, I know it's obviously easier said than done and negotiations can drag out but I would just offer 7m for Idah and make it an offer Norwich can't refuse, the big man has proved he's got it to play for us.

I know there's a limit we will go to and we had to offer low to begin with so we didn't shoot ourselves in the foot but imo he's worth it, and developed well under Rodger's he's got the potential to make us a profit in the future, I just really hope the rest of this window isn't the scattergun approach to signings last summer. Let's keep the faith.

13 Jul 2024 20:29:05
Mick,

I hear what you're saying re big Idah.

An important factor is that Norwich have a new manager who initially wanted to assess his playing squad.

If rreports are accuatate Idah has made it clear he wants to leave Norwich hence he's been left out of their latest pre season game.

I'm confident he'll be a Celtic player very shortly and might even be on the plane to the U. S. A with the rest of the squad.

Keep the faith 🙏


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14 Jul 2024 00:42:29
Hopefully that’s true pedro, would love nothing more than a triple announcement next week of schmeichel, bernardo and idah, although I’ve got a feeling the idah deal might drag out a bit. Think the Norwich manager wants to keep him and take a look, possible give him a fresh start but if it’s true and idah has told them he wants the move I find it hard for Norwich to want to hold on to him if his head isn’t in it down there and we do put the 6-7m offer in, time will tell.

13 Jul 2024 16:44:41
There's talk that we are in the market for a second goalie in this window - if BR is looking at 2 main players plus a youngster in each position would that mean Bain and Siegrist are offski?

13 Jul 2024 17:07:38
I’m read Siegrist want to move to Australia to be with his girlfriends.
Bain is a decent Number 2.

13 Jul 2024 19:39:52
So would I buzz.

13 Jul 2024 20:32:43
Buzz,

It's an open secret Siegrist wants away ASAP.

Bain is an excuse for a GK and if he wasn't Scottish, like Welsh, he should be chased out of CP along London Rd.

Bain at best is 3rd rate and couldn'tkeep weans oot a close, I'd hope that BR is looking to bring in a back up to Kasper before this window closes.

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13 Jul 2024 20:35:02
Bain is nowhere near good enough. Never will be. His lack of ambition says it all.

13 Jul 2024 22:41:11
I thought Seigrist cut a deal and was leaving on a free? I was surprised to see him against Queens Park. It didn’t work out and if he wants to go then let him I say. Whoever we get won’t do worse than a guy who contributes so little.

14 Jul 2024 00:22:36
After watching butterlands howler today? The man the daily rangers championed to replace pickford? Think kasper will be a good pair of gloves.

15 Jul 2024 10:29:45
That was the Daily Ranger trying to get their team a huge fee.

13 Jul 2024 00:29:08
Kasper Schmeichel a done deal then according to multiple sources, good experienced goalkeeper who I don't think will make us any weaker from taking over from Hart but I think the club have pushed the panic button on this one just to get a goalkeeper in. I'm not knocking that though, I've no doubt a shortlist is there of probably around 5 keepers that have been narrowed down and he's maybe the only available one there since it's a free.

I think "content" would probably be the best word to some it up, but we're going to be in this same position in 12 months time so I just hope we can really get a bit more due diligence done going forward.

13 Jul 2024 16:15:18
You just have to have seen him at the euros. was as good as any of the keepers there. but one if his strongest assets is his work with his feet.

13 Jul 2024 19:23:13
He’s the best of that list we were linked to.

13 Jul 2024 19:36:39
Yeah I totally agree Mally, watched all of Denmark’s games and he had a decent tournament whilst it lasted, I think the big Georgian mamardashvili played a blinder at the euros, wouldn’t mind him in if it’s true we’re after a second keeper 🤣

I know everybody’s preference is a younger keeper but I don’t see why Schmeichel is being sniffed at by some folk, keepers can play to there 40 if they keep themselves in shape and he certainly still looks the part, it’s a free transfer with zero risk since it’s a free and a quality proven keeper.

13 Jul 2024 20:36:25
💯 Michael

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13 Jul 2024 14:35:17
Fee for oh being reported as 4.2M. If true, that is good business and hopefully have a sell on clause.

I would have liked oh to have made the grade and thought he would but sadly it didn't work out the way I had hoped.

13 Jul 2024 14:49:13
Apparently having a medical now go get idah.

{Ed007's Note - Idah isn't in the Norwich squad for their friendly today.}

13 Jul 2024 15:34:35
Saw that mate here's hoping.

13 Jul 2024 15:42:30
Liked big Oh and he tried hard to impress; best of luck big man.

13 Jul 2024 17:09:27
Well done Celtic for offloading and getting decent money in return. On a personal level to Oh, good luck for the future.

13 Jul 2024 18:09:57
Ed, I have everything crossed since I saw that. Get him in sooner amd then Bernardo and it will give us a few weeks to top up with a couple quality new faces and then watch the panic across the city.

{Ed007's Note - I think both Idah and Bernardo will be done by Tuesday.}

13 Jul 2024 19:20:28
You would imagine Idah is imminent if they have let OH go. The fact he isn’t in there squad also backs that up.

13 Jul 2024 09:10:56
bernardo will be announced this week also with Schmeichel.

13 Jul 2024 10:19:55
Now get Idah and a quality LB and CB and keep MOR and Hatate and that will do me.

If I was greedy I would also ask for experienced midfielder to bolster us for Europe but as Yoda would say, breath holding I am not.

13 Jul 2024 10:31:59
Looks like Oh is away having a medical. Another who came in and looked as if he'd do a job if he just got a chance.

Good luck to him and if we get 4-5 million for him, what a bit of business.

Now use it to get his replacement.

13 Jul 2024 12:12:47
once oh goes that's maybe when the idah deal will go through. but im certain bernardo will be in this week.

13 Jul 2024 12:28:03
Just my opinion but Schmeichel it just sums up our board. Lazy appointment no future planning bringing in a GK past his prime on a free one year contract I am not saying he won't do a good job for us this season coming But it will just be a stop gap for a position that the board knew about month's ago then roll on next season we are back at square one. If this is our forward thinking plan then heaven help us with the rest of the players we bring in. And STILL no head of recruitment we'll done The Celtic board.

{Ed007's Note - So the board get stick for signing projects without the manager's input on them and they get pelters, they go out and sign the GK that Rodgers wants and they get pelters for that too?
What if the plan is to bring in a younger GK like Viljami Sinisalo as No.2 to learn from Schmeichel and get bedded in to take over next year?
Why do we need "a head of recruitment", what would he do?}

13 Jul 2024 12:36:18
Bernardo is a decent player, but not a patch on MOR so I hope our Board don't see him as 'like-for-like as we will still be a man down and weaker than last season in midfield.

13 Jul 2024 13:21:01
Onceabhoy4

What was your opinion when we signed the project "MOR" for around £250,000 from MK Dons?

It's amazing how quickly some fans write off our potential signings. eg Bernardo even before they get a fair chance in 1st team, not just a few sub appearances etc.

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13 Jul 2024 13:48:14
Oriley was 1.5 million.

13 Jul 2024 14:48:46
DC

As usual I'm under valuing his worth.

What's a few thousand amongst friends 🤣

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13 Jul 2024 14:51:05
Ed That was my take as well wouldn't be surprised if a younger keeper comes in to learn and compete with kasper.

{Ed007's Note - I think it's pretty obvious that either Rodgers has decided to get Schmeichel in now rather than letting it drag on and risk losing out on other targets later on in the window leaving us scrambling about for a No.1 or that Schmeichel has been the Rodgers' plan all along, played at Euros then a couple of weeks with his family and on the plane for the US.
Can you imagine the reaction if we had held out for a decision for say a Livakovic type and on August 28th he decided against signing for us and then it came out we could have signed Schmeichel in mid-July?
My point is that this is 100% a Rodgers signing so why are the people not happy about it moaning at the board? Haven't the board went and got who Rodgers wanted?}

13 Jul 2024 15:23:05
I totally agree ED, I mentioned last week that we would probably see 2 or 3 coming in just before we flew to the States, at the time I honestly thought and hoped we were signing Livakovic but I'm very happy with KS who I think is a better keeper than Hart.
I also see Idah and Bernardo being announced in the next few days.

{Ed007's Note - I think you're right Jon.}

13 Jul 2024 15:49:49
Brian; Yes, MOR was unknown when he came but very quickly showed what he could do and even improved significantly under BR. Bernardo is not an unknown quantity as he has been here for a season and I stick by my opinion - decent player but not a direct replacement for MOR until he shows a lot more, so we will be weaker in the interim.

13 Jul 2024 15:56:38
Very true Brian mate hail hail.

13 Jul 2024 16:37:51
I’m happy with this signing, he obviously brings a wealth of experience which we lost a lot of with Hart retiring . Some fans were happy when we were potentially going to spend 4-6 million on the Sparta keeper who isn’t in the danish squad, to get the danish mo 1 for free . Seems a good signing to me.

13 Jul 2024 16:02:24
That's my take on it Ed. I think BR has got on the phone to an old pal to bail the recruitment team out a bit. Speaking of so has Mark Cooper started woth the club yet and do you know if he was brough5 in to be our HOR of just in a lesser role?

{Ed007's Note - Mark Cooper started with Celtic at the beginning of May and he's more like a Head Scout for the first team only- it's our Head of Scouting Jay Lefevre that does our Head of Recruitment role.
The PFSA (The Professional Football Scouts Association) describe the Head of Recruitment as such:

Every club’s individual duties may vary, however here are some of the most commonly seen responsibilities occupied by the Head of Recruitment. Depending on their size and desired outcomes, clubs will tailor these tasks to fit their own unique needs.

- Develop a network of scouting contacts regionally, nationally and/or internationally.

- Build positive relationships with professionals within football such as agents and clubs.

- Recruit, organise and manage a team of scouts to support the academy and first team to ensure that they carry out their roles and responsibilities within the parameters of the club and player profiling requirements.

- Liaise with the academy manager/coaching staff and/or first-team manager/coaching staff.

- Talent identification and recruitment of emerging players that meet the club’s strategic vision.

- Produce a database of players from other football clubs or from the ‘grassroots’ level which would meet the club's player profiling requirements and budget.

- Attend regular meetings and report the progress of these identified players to the academy manager/coaching staff and/or first-team manager/coaching staff with set targets.

13 Jul 2024 19:00:43
I can't see Schmeichel coming unless it's to be Celtic number one dose any one really believe that we can get a younger Quality GK to come to sit on the bench for atleast a year? One that will be ready for next season. Who would do that? I am not convinced that Rodgers thinks that this signing is his first or even his second choice But that is just my opinion.

14 Jul 2024 15:42:23
I definitely think you are right ed007 when you say BR's plan is to get Kasper in as no1 for this season and maybe next hence the option of another year and also go and get a younger keeper possibly even younger than first thought around 22 year old age to work with Kasper over the period he is no1 to take over when he eventually leaves and if you ask me it is a smart plan, certainly much smarter than all the people out there saying there is no plan when quite clearly the club has been using the same plan for quite a number of years.

{Ed007's Note - I'm more than happy with signing Schmeichel but the next GK we sign will be more telling of the plan. Siegrist will go and surely Bain's time is up, I can't belive a professional at his age doesn't want to play every week.}

13 Jul 2024 09:01:21
there will be another 2 signings in this week with Schmeichel.

13 Jul 2024 09:28:50
If its bernardo and adam that's solid enough. Brings us back to par. Excited then to see it push on. Get some talent but clear some surplus. there's plenty of those.

12 Jul 2024 21:42:47
I read that the new manager at Starmans club has said the Swede doesn't fit into his system and will struggle for playing time next season.

Would he come back to Celtic?

Would BR be interested in him?

Answers on a post card.


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12 Jul 2024 22:22:54
Starfelt was decent but left and we simply need to bring in much better.

12 Jul 2024 22:47:34
We need better than CS. Another CB as good or better than CCV. CS didn’t have the composure to lead from the back when CCV was out. We need someone more assured.

13 Jul 2024 00:01:19
It’s being reported as a 12 month contract. Hopefully we will be signing a young talented keeper also. If not this approach is just short term thinking and falling asleep at the wheel again.

13 Jul 2024 08:07:30
Starfelt had a great partnership with CV however it's not the answer at all, he was lucky on many occasions to get away with some awkward controls of the ball, we've patted him on the back, cheers but not again.

13 Jul 2024 10:34:06
As Ed previously said, if we get a CB, he needs to be at a level to challenge CV or better, pointless getting more CB's of the level of Scales as we have a number of them already.

13 Jul 2024 12:23:23
I would be delighted to have starfelt back at the club. Thought he was a cracking player who got a lot of undeserved stick.

13 Jul 2024 01:52:59
I wouldn’t take starfelt back if I’m honest, although he had a good understand with carter vickers and they had a good record there just seemed to be prone to errors too much. His head wasn’t in it towards the end of his last season and I think there’s better defenders out there we could go for, it’s just trying to find them.

13 Jul 2024 19:37:54
If we don’t want to actually improve we bring back Starfelt. For me, I want us to get better, so he’s not, or shouldn’t be in the frame, unless we got rid of Welsh, he’s better than Welsh as backup. We need to buy much better.

I would also be looking to recruit the best young Scottish players, to mean we don’t need to keep our players just because they’re Scottish. Our Scottish back up contingent, needs to be improved too. Nowhere hear good enough. Young Miller for one and there has to be better, even in Scotiand, than we have.

Is there any in the academy? If they ain’t better than what we have, they’ve no chance of getting into a team, guys they can’t replace, can’t get anywhere near, unless we are down to the bare bones. We need to improve here, and that means outwith the Academy.

12 Jul 2024 21:05:58
Kasper Schmeichel supposedly signed, 37yrs young. Dunno how i feel about this signing if true. HH.

12 Jul 2024 21:24:17
Hey Michael do you have a source for the info or is it just hearsay at the moment?

I would be happy enough with that if true, good keeper still, speaks the language so no communication issues, I would reckon he would give you good value for money. I remember when he played in Scotland years ago he was very good albeit was much much younger.

12 Jul 2024 21:25:10
If true Mikey, I would be happy if he was back up or playing for a season whilst we bed in the future No.1 GK.

If not, we'll be in the same position in a years time needing a first choice GK?

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12 Jul 2024 21:40:00
RJ,

it seems to be all over SM.


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12 Jul 2024 22:45:20
Seems like this has legs. I agree with pedro on this one. But I doubt KS would be signing not to be the number 1. Would be extremely disappointed by the lack of fore sight and planning.

If the club has a recruitment model of signing and developing players, why neglect doing the same with the GK position? I understand having experience but this would be short term and cheap.

13 Jul 2024 00:28:29
I see it all over there now Pedro

Sold keeper and we will certainly get a good season out of him, obviously the other Danish guy they wanted wasn't really a deal to be done just now.

13 Jul 2024 07:25:14
Great signing bags if experience and can play for another 2 years had a great euros.

13 Jul 2024 09:29:27
A good leader and anytime I saw him with Leicester, seemed a good goalie. I'm ok with this.

12 Jul 2024 18:15:13
€5m for Oh with add ons! Well done Whoever got that deal through 😂.

12 Jul 2024 21:35:45
Get that and bid for miovski. As well as Idah.

12 Jul 2024 21:51:40
KenLikeEh,

where have you seen this?


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13 Jul 2024 10:39:49
I really like Oh and will be sad to see him go, I will wish him all the best and think he will go on and have good career.

12 Jul 2024 11:10:29
I've read that young Kelly won't be joining the team on the pre season trip to the U. S. A due to him knocking back the latest contract offer.


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12 Jul 2024 11:27:45
For a boy that's achieved hee haw it's baffling how he wants to leave. there's plenty left and vanished. he should spend the next few years I glasgow learning his trade. boys getting some poor advice.

12 Jul 2024 12:01:52
He will end up earning more but playing in championship or English div 1. Never to be seen again.

12 Jul 2024 12:18:09
Pedro Mally this time I am with our Board

Apparently both Kelly and Vata were offered first team wages but they want to chase the bigger wages in the EPL
We may be disappointed that two young talents are leaving club but they may have done us a favour in revealing their money grabbing character, ie wanting big wages WITHOUT workng for or earning them.

12 Jul 2024 13:04:53
What I've seen of vata I think he'd struggle for game time. Kelly is a unit but needs a lot of work.

12 Jul 2024 13:35:42
It is absolutely mental how our fan base think Celtic is the be all and end all of football. This boy probably sees the crap pathway Celtic have gave him and realises his potential is best served elsewhere.
No wonder they are leaving, don’t blame the player blame the board and the structures they have failed to put in place.

12 Jul 2024 13:38:34
BR has come out and said both got offered very good contracts and refused them. Clearly their agents are telling them they will get more elsewhere, which BR has suggested they won't but do they have a chance of getting more game time, I am not sure, neither of the 2 looked brilliant prospects to me and even if they had stayed, their game time would have been limited.

They just have to look at previous highly rated young players, such as Morrison who went to Bayern, never got near the first team and now at Watford.

BR has said Vata would have been his 3rd striker this season but that was not enough for him, so good luck to them both but I don't think I will be reading about thm amd wishing we had made more effort to keep them.

12 Jul 2024 13:42:40
He will join that endless line of Academy “stars” that weren’t anywhere near stars, who have left and never heard of again. If he wants to piss about, let him go. He isn’t good enough either, like all the rest. Typical overhyping of these young guys. None of them could get into the team and that’s before we sign anybody, never mind after.

Not saying we will sign anybody, but if we do.

12 Jul 2024 15:14:30
100% correct.

12 Jul 2024 17:09:33
Ken if they're good enough they'll play why wouldn't they. kt and forrest and the like were good enough. who's left and went onto great things. kelly was getting in and around first team and the manager gave him advice he fancies moving on good luck. but you'll need it.

12 Jul 2024 18:01:07
Do you not think he would have came on leaps n bounds if there was an actual system in place to produce players Mally. Think how good he would’ve been if that was the case!

12 Jul 2024 19:22:05
Aye, we should have spoon fed them a long a path to first team football. We should have prioritised their promotion above all else .
The one thing that BR is better than most managers is developing young talent . He had full view of both Vata and Kelly from before last Christmas when he brought them in to train with the first team squad . I am sure there are other Celtic youngsters of somewhat similar ability, who would be delighted to get a contract with Celtic and work exceptionally hard to fulfil their ability.

12 Jul 2024 20:57:42
Exactly des. so brendan watches them day in day out and offers them a contract gives them advice on what they need to do to improve. that's the pathway at every club. the same way KT and forrest and maloney mcnanus odea ralston marshal all cane through. if they're good enough they'll play 🙏.