Celtic’s objective for today is to add a striker, who is happy to take his chances at Celtic behind Leigh Griffiths and Moussa Dembele. The target (as you will know) is 19-year-old France youth international Odsonne Edouard.
We have agreed a loan with Celtic having the option to buy for an eight-figure sum. There remains a complication between player and current club, Paris Saint-Germain, which all parties are hoping will resolve, but this one has the potential to go to the wire.
Odsonne is regarded by manager, scouts and coaches at Celtic as an absolute star. He made four starts for Toulouse in Ligue 1 last season before off-field matters got in the way (which I’ll not trivialise, but we’ll deal with at a later date). He is a player who needs to leave Paris for new influences in a fresh environment. The move to Celtic could be the break he needs.
The initial loan period gives the player a chance to resolve any legacy issues before Celtic commit to breaking transfer records.
The manager has been impressed by Odsonne’s attitude thus far. He knows he would be the junior party in a three-man attacking roster, and that his objectives for the season is to press those above him.
In the coming weeks, our fit 19-year-old central defender will be joined by three more-senior team-mates. Competing with Kristoffer Ajer for fourth spot is only likely to be attractive to another teenage prodigy. I don’t expect movement on this front.
At this stage of the window, the chances of anyone near the first team being allowed to leave are reducing, but there are a lot of worried teams with >£100m of TV money out there. Enough to fund transfer fees and provide wages to unsettle the most faithful of stalwarts.
There will be calls made, you can be sure of that. I know some people at Celtic Park who will be happy people after 23:00 tonight, when the window in England closes, without any of our players being unsettled.
Enjoy your day, let’s hope Odsonne’s details are sorted and no one waves £50k per week-type money before our players.
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Cheers Lennybhoy.
Maybe it was just an apparition of Catman that me, BT, OT67 and Malorbhoy saw in the bus station bar in Fatima ;-)
Most enjoyable aspect of deadline day for me is the odd occasion when petulant, avaricious footballers like big Virgil get shafted by their clubs. Well done Southampton.
Nic witch
Wasn’t he a scab during industrial action for the nuj
dessybhoy on 31st August 2017 5:56 pm
Dougall reporting from Southampton reports VVd left the training ground in a vehicle with blacked out windows on the back seat with his hood up, she could not see him BUT he did not look happy. FFs
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Was it a caravan and was it followed by barking dogs?
Scullybhoy
Confirmation that even if they dont see something some journos will say they did
Robbie Keane enjoys his first deadline day off in many years.
Tomorrow is my last day in Newcastle and I’m sorry that I never got round to organising the CQN Geordie pub crawl, due to being misinformed (lied to) about length of contract. Just as well I am just filling in time. Next stop the Highlands until December or so I’m (mis) informed.
Also a safe journey to the lovely Frau PMTYH en route from Brunei to Scotland, for a fortnight. Just as well we’re of that age or there might be another PMTYH junior appearing next June ;-))))
natkingcolecsc
Filip Bebkovic?
HEADTHEBALL on 31ST AUGUST 2017 6:13 PM
Robbie Keane enjoys his first deadline day off in many years.
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Has Owen Coyle’s granny retired or is she like ra rangers1872?
Can’t wait until after the “window slams shut” to see all the moaners and mumpers eating a bit of humble pie, (hopefully) !!
Then, we will have the full squad to take on the wurrelled.
Nighty nighty, one and all
KINGLuBO
There’s stil RUMOuRS of Simunovic being a back up if likes of Crystal Palace don’t get Mangala from Man City.
CALL_OF_JUAREZ
Don’t have much sympathy for VVD despite our windfall aspect.
Sevco don’t have a biscuit tin operation.
Only because they can’t afford a biscuit tin…..
Whoever said Denayer was out of shape?
https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/903194807836844033
Tell Virgil van Dijk that we know
We’re in the Champions League and he’s no
He’s away in the huff and that’s just feckin tough
But he left the Bhoys and Glasgow
HTB
very funny !
BSR
The big man has behaved poorly and in doing so has damaged his reputation.
As long as we don’t lose any and get the young Frenchbhoy in I will be happy.
JozomuststayCSC
MULLET AND CO 2 on 31ST AUGUST 2017 6:28 PM
Whoever said Denayer was out of shape?
https://mobile.twitter.com/i/web/status/903194807836844033
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That Tweet proves it, he’s obviously getting a ‘jump start’ in that first photograph
Beijing tigers fc in for a young player from cadbury united.
Might just be a Chinese wispa
There’s a bit of a merry go round with Sanchez at Arsenal the key to other deals. If he goes Arsenal get Lamar and Liverpool don’t.
I have no idea how that connects to VVD but I am sure money might be a factor.
This Johnny Evans transfer is a farce. Almost 30 million for a 29 yr old.
CATMAN????????
Are you there Bro????
Mcginn is a wee tiger and a long term replacement for Broony.
KLV
Are we there yet?
cqnkidsinbackofcarcsc
Hurting hun McIntyre on Shortbread, no messing about, dig at us,, shot down by Commons.
Saying what?
Wouldn’t be surprised if we made a bid for McGinn. Get him before his price trebles with a fortnight darn sarf
Nicholas Witchell
In 1988, the Six O’Clock News studio was invaded during a live broadcast by a group of women protesting against Britain’s Section 28 (which prevented councils from promoting homosexuality). Witchell grappled with the protesters and is said to have sat on one woman, provoking the ambiguous front page headline in the Daily Mirror, “Beeb man sits on lesbian”.
During the 1989 journalist strike, Witchell was one of the few newsreaders to turn up to work. He was branded a “scab” for this action.
In 1989 he moved from the evening to the breakfast news slot, where he remained for five years. During the 1991 Gulf War he was a volunteer presenter on the BBC Radio 4 News FM service.
He was the first reporter to relay the news of the 1979 death of Lord Mountbatten, the Lockerbie disaster, the Zeebrugge ferry disaster and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
What’s not to like?
A lovely chap.
SMSM still confident they can get Jamie Walker for Sevco
Those castigating Celtic supporters for wanting the best possible players in the team for our European assault need to understand that like themselves they only want whats best for the team.
The away leg at Astana proved we are truly bereft in the central defensive area.
I know there would be no guarantees with a new signing but Lustig and Bitton reinforced against St J just how poor they are.
We all saw it and wanting to rectify it is not a moaning knee jerk reaction.
I don’t expect a defender signed and know bad luck played a part with the South African lad but we should have had a few alternatives in case it did not work.
I just wish that occasionally we would put the team as a priority over figures.
Mbappe done. A loan.
Be good if they got kicked out Champions League eh now.
Stockley elbowed from Aberdeen
Who would McGinn displace in our midfield ?
– Absolutely nobody.
Mbappè’s so good three blonde Tulsa brothers wrote a song about him the year before he was born.
Hanson were prophets.
;)
Big Judith’s weather audio being interfered with by the crackling of her outstanding cleavage…
MULLET AND CO 2 @6-37
You forgot to add a 29 tumshie.
He is a very poor defender.
I would be disappointed if we had paid 1million for him to help our defensive problems.
I thought Man U won a watch when they got 7-5 million for him.
Judith,
The leather skirt creaking away there and being picked up by the microphone won’t do anything to enhance the fantasies of some on here….
At least…..i hope it was the leather skirt creaking. :-)
Sevco in last minute swoop for Turkish stopper Yerclubs Deidmate
in doing some reading recently, I came across some stuff from Bernard Aspinwall …. I think I had come across some of his work years ago, but had forgotten about him … he seemed to work in some interesting areas (at least, areas of interest to me)..
I’m assuming that some on here either knew him, or at least knew of him…. any thoughts or recommendations on his stuff (what to read, or not to bother ) would be welcome