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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  1. glendalystonsils on

    VOGUEPUNTER on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:15 PM

     

     

    Forget tooting the horn…….get yersel a vuvuzela-))

  2. mike in toronto on

    Gene …

     

     

    couldn’t be …

     

     

    you seem far to reasonable to marry someone who would bet on an alves hat-trick …

     

     

    :)

  3. What a goal from at worst, the joint best player of all time. Absolutely astonishing goal.

  4. A game worthy of the final!

     

     

    The final will possibly end goaless and go to the lottery of penalties.

     

     

     

    HH!!

  5. Delaneys Dunky on

    That Ronaldo player that bought me a drink in his boozer in Lisbon last year, is no a bad player. Wow

  6. Being. Celtic supporter it’s strange to see a goal direct from a free kick. It’s been so long!!

  7. mike in toronto on

    he was a diving show pony when he was younger…. but CR has developed into one of the greatest players ever …. as SP says…. big games, and he seems to be at his best …

  8. Matt Stewart on

    Gene……here’s a clue

     

     

    The misunderstood CQNer

     

     

    “Hurrumph”

     

     

    “Jist git yer nose oot o’ that screen, ye’ve been stuck on there aw night

     

    An’ here’s me stretched oot feeling keen, for sore eyes I’m a sight

     

    Wae Negligee that’s sheer an’ hugs each contour that I’ve got

     

    Come on an’ have just wan wee look, oh boy ah’ll make ye hot.”.

     

     

    “Hurrumph…….hurrumph”

     

     

    “I hear you dear I’ll not be long, just need to post this gem

     

    An interloper’s been unmasked, he’s spouting loads of phlegm

     

    ‘See you ya bam ye talk pure keech, yer just a hurtin hun

     

    Ye cannae spell, ye cannae parse, ah’ve got ye on the run.’”

     

     

    “Hurrumph……hurrumph……..hurrumph”

     

     

    “Will ye leave that bliddy screen alone, stop pressin that f 5

     

    Let’s rumble on the floor again, ma passion’s still alive

     

    Imagine whit I’d do fur you, and where ma teeth would sink

     

    A smile, a glance, a giggle, wow!, a nod and then a wink.”

     

     

    “Cough ..Hurrumph… hurrumph”

     

     

    “Ah’m no’ a hun”, “ye ur”, “ah’m no,” “ur so”!

     

    “season ticket holder” “whit section, an’ whit row?”

     

    “412, row B, seat 9” “whit? Yer next tae me?”

     

    “is that you Da? How’s ma maw?” “she’s pittin oot ma tea?”

     

     

     

     

    Sound of sawn-off double barrelled shot-gun getting cocked.!!!

     

     

    “If you don’t get yer erse in gear, I’ll likely swing fur you

     

    It’s Celtic this and Celtic that, ma face will turn huns’ blue

     

    C’mon ‘ya bam’, ah really need you over here tae give,

     

    A bit o’slap an’ tickle, your choice ‘tae die or live’”

     

     

    I’m all done now my fairy queen, I’ve only eyes for you

     

    It’s time to get down to the biz, it’s time to bill an’ coo

     

    An’ here’s a present just for you, you’ll never guess I bet

     

    “A web enabled cam to post our passion on the net.”

     

     

    B A N G!!!!!

     

     

    B A N G!!!!! (Just to make sure)

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Matt

  9. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    Welcome French Eddie I hope you set scoreing records while playig for the hoops.One thing that concerns me a litte is that if Dembele stays which there is a fair chance he will that it may spell the end at Parkhead for Skippy which for me would be a real pity. There are lots of rumours going around that John MGinn will come in to replace Stuart Armstrong and that after that there will be one more signing before the window closes. H.H.

  10. Wonder who Daily Record will pluck from game tonight and link with Dustin Gee revoloution

  11. South Of Tunis on

    An absolute treat of a game.A packed beach bar on the outskirts of Sciacca stood and applauded at full time

     

     

    Calcio Bello -Way down south .

  12. VOGUEPUNTER on 15TH JUNE 2018 8:15 PM

     

    Was tuned in the Wolfetones…didn’t hear or see you. You might have stopped me off at George Street…:)

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  13. Had to leave the bar, dugs to feed, I might wander back up tho, crackin atmosphere, wonderful game of football, a credit to both teams, Pepe is still a diving twat mind you :-)

     

    Our players should be made to watch that game over and over, it had it all coaching and tech wise, I thank the lord I am into football.