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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the good thing about Ronaldo scoring two is that, given his rivalry with Messi, you know Messi is going to want to rise to the challenge …expect a masterclass from Messi
GM
They ran the SPL fixture announcement with Gerrard’s Rainjurz and then the Champions
Desmond
MIKE IN TORONTO on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:09 PM
Hope so, I’ve got Messi top scorer, Argentina to win double
2-2 costa
Costa again. 2-2. Great game just got better.
Poor defending again from a normally well organised defence
The Brazilian equalises for Spain!
Dios mio!
HH!!
Players started this half slipping about a bit – maybe the pitch is on top of the ice rink
Hope Brendan RODGERS is watching, we need a few more goals like that next season. So simple but effective.
cracker 3-2 espana
Stunner Nacho 3-2 España
Best goal of the lot. 3-2 Spain.
LENNYBHOY
Takin the hump….tooted the horn at ye the other morn St Vinny’s and pitt st ,totally ignored me…I will excuse you if you were listening to the rebs ,The Boss or Bowie on yir heid phones :O) hh
What’s a goal Nacho . 3-2
What a ping
Just back from Spain….but only 1 player on the pitch has bought me a drink and allowed me to dj with the tunes in his boutique hotel in Lisbon…mon the CR7 mon Portugal ?? get back in it…
Kikinthenakas ???x2
Espana Yeehaa
Probably watching game of the tournament, will be difficult to top this.
great goal from Spain …. beautifully executed …. Silva’s free kick was perfectly weighted … Busquet times his run and jump perfectly to win the header and knock it back to Costa, who stays onside, but times his movement perfectly to get there before the defender to knock it in ….
the timing of the runs was superb … BR should make our players watch that goal a hundred times …
The best thing about this game is no bleeding klaxons
What’s a strike from a centrenhalf playing at right back. Hope Jack Henrdry was watching
THESTARABOVETHECREST
Welcome to the CQN Nuthouse ! This is some game btw what a strike from Nacho !
GARY67 on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:19 PM
He’s never started in a winning Celtic team, scoring goals like that is the least of his worries.
DAVID17 on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:23 PM
Hamilton away 2-1 ;-)
VP
Cristiano only bought me a coupla drinks in his boozer. He is on first name terms wi Paul Kikinthenakas his rebel dj in CR7 Lisbon.
YNWA
Talking of Nacho,I see that other Spanish superstar of same name has a new shop next to ‘his’ pub on Paisley rd toll called FAKE IT ….how apt ya wee rat.
GARY67 on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:24 PM
DAVID17 on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:23 PM
Hamilton away 2-1 ;-)
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Ok started and finished.
Dunky
He bought ye a couple of drinks….friends for life ,Nakas spinning the decks usually relates to his bedroom flerr on a Saturday night :O) hh you 2
Saw something about Scotland possibly cohosting World Cup with England and Wales. It seemed to be taken for granted that Hampden would be the venue with Murrayfield. How could anyone suggest Hampden, unless it is going to be pulled down and rebuilt. It is an embarrassment.
Can’t get interested in the world cup as Celtic, Scotland and Ireland aren’t involved.
Anyway a wee story about the windup the Scots get in engerlund.
This was today Fri 15th, open plan office and one engerlunder piped up that all the Liverpool players were involved in the world cup except andrew robertson from Scotland. In like a flash from a gun ….. you know what he’s doing while the world cup is going on, he’s in the Scottish cricket team Skelping England lol.
The next world cup I told them we will be in it and our star is rising.
Anyway probably my only contribution to the world cup.
Come on the hoops
Glasgow (Any)to – Donegal (CFN)
random question why is donegal airport coded aS CFN
deGea will be a very relieved man if his clanger doesn’t cost them the three points….
VOGUEPUNTER on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:15 PM
LENNYBHOY
Takin the hump….tooted the horn at ye the other morn St Vinny’s and pitt st ,totally ignored me…I will excuse you if you were listening to the rebs ,The Boss or Bowie on yir heid phones :O) hh
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Lennbhoy he did that to me when I was in 111 (GB) always said he was waving at me HT but I bet he was away buying a burger lol.
V
Commentators and pundits alike, so far overdoing it a bit with ‘sensational’, ‘unbelievable’ and ‘phenomenal’. Tabloid TV sensationalism if you ask me.
I cant recall David Coleman and co coming out with nearly as many superlatives when commentating on some of the stuff produced by Pele and Maradona at World Cups.
Need Pepe to get booked for £150…
Can someone explain why Mrs Gene isn’t happy – i’ve watched 3 games and been on the blog for a couple of hours
itsnotfunnywhywedonttalkanymoreCSC
DD
One of our favourite ghuys…him n Strummer ?
Kikinthenakas