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Edouard pushed out Celtic transfer record

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Celtic have activated a clause in their loan deal for Odsonne Edouard (20) with Paris Saint-Germain to sign the player on a four-year permanent contract.  The deal will cost the club an initial £4.5m but the add-ons which follow will soon make the deal the club’s highest transfer fee paid.

To give some perspective, Celtic last broke their transfer fee record with the £6m purchase of Neil Lennon in 2000.

Watching Odsonne develop during his loan period has been an education.  Brendan Rodgers put Moussa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths on the bench to allow Odsonne the game time he needed to grow.  His early-season rustiness was history by March, when he came off the bench when Celtic were down to 10 men at Ibrox, brushed aside what defences there was, to score a memorable winner.

The last player to match our record transfer fee was John Hartson in 2001.  Like John then, Odsonne is third choice striker, so the work does not stop here.

Great business, well done all concerned.

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    Always good to have you back on form

     

     

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    as I wonder what happened to the ghuy that was me – that didn’t mind a ruck/rammy ….must b an age thing ?

     

     

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  29. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    I’m not a big fan of WC scouting. I think Simon Kuper counselled against it in Soccernomics too.

     

     

    It’s mostly lazy clubs with money to waste (EPL and Championship basically) eho get over impressed by defenders from underdog teams who look good as they are in the thick of the action or by the guys who score breakaway goals against attacking teams.

     

     

    Their routine skill levels get over-rated because we think they are performing at an elite level but the World Cup and even the Euros is a standard below Champions League where teams perform using the best players from multiple nations. The fees they command, when they are “hot” after a tournament also leads to transfer and wage inflation. The players concerned rarely perform as well int heir new tougher club environment than they did at the WC.

     

     

    We have seen this occur with players like El Haddie Duff with Senegal, Yedlin & Altidore of the USA and even our ain Christian Gamboa.

     

     

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    We are best served shopping in leagues where there is a reasonable competitive standard, for younger players who have not yet crystalised on the rich clubs’ radar, abd are playing in countries where transfer fees have not yet sky-rocketed.

     

     

    Odsonne Edouard would outshine the best forwards at the WC outwith Spain, Brazil, Argentina, England, Belgium, Uruguay, Portugal and France’s top team. There are other defenders out there who are not being showcased at the WC where better value can be had.

     

     

    Despite what I am saying, i would still be delighted if we land a Fabian Schar type because we carried out our negotiations before the lazy scouts get to see him at the WC.

  30. roy croppie on

    DD

     

     

    That’s much appreciated from you mate. We’re lucky to have met so many good guys through this blog. The Bhoy loved Belfast and all you nutters…

     

     

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