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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TET
See how they start throwing shade on posters who disagree with them. ‘Meltdowns’, Heart Attacks etc.
Just as well we are not all sycophants:)
HH
ItaliaBhoy on 31st August 2017 7:55 pm
If we can get this young striker on an option-to-buy deal, that would be a decent window.
Armstrong re-signed, Paddy back, Ntcham looking like a good ‘un already. Hayes – meh – but decent cover.
Would’ve liked a CB but we won’t be the only club who will have missed out tonight.
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Agree 100%
POGMATHONYAHUN
Hope you have a smashing time wi yer missus.
Abstinence makes the heart grow stronger…
I see That Dickie Davies that Teresa May sent to complete Brexit is having some trouble.
They should have sent Gordon Strachan- Hell have Scotland’s Brexit deal tied up within 90 minutes tomorrow
So far in the last few days, ive had one poster that doesnt like it because i spend too much time on CQN, and another joker who wanted to limit the amount of words i use, whats next, a Voodoo Doll with pins stuck in it?
Rangers Media anyone?
TGM
It’s the board lovers who are always the ones who canny handle those who question the board, they are they ones who will be nearer to having a heart attack, how many on here actually question the suits, a handfull or so, yet the lovers are up in arms when their beloved suits get the slightest bit of stick, justified at times, but that doesn’t suit their agenda.
I keep harking back to a club that had supporters who never questioned their board, blind faith is the suits best friend.
I have always said FC and not PLC.
HH
Check out @DyslexiaUtds Tweet: https://twitter.com/DyslexiaUtd/status/903329620258324482?s=08
I went to the Monaco – Marseilles game at the weekend – 6-1 to Monaco. Young Kylian was warming the bench for the last time, although he obviously wasn’t needed (Falcao purred through the game like a well-tuned Bentley). Every time Mbappe made a move, or was featured on the screens, the crowd booed.
So here we have it. Even in Monaco, people think that you can want money too much.
Monaco.
My song suggestion for James Forrest
There’s only one wee Jamesie
I get to boo him at the gamesie
I give him some boos
Cos he’s no fracking use
Booing in a Jamesie Blunderland
Burnley78 8.13pm
Concise, accurate and to the point.
THEGREENMAN
I doubt it will bother you,bud.
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about .”
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 31ST AUGUST 2017 7:08 PM
Declan : Boy’s name meaning, origin, and popularity. … A traditional Irish name meaning “man of prayer” or “full of goodness.” St. Declan founded a monastery in Ireland, and St. Declan’s Stone has purportedly been the site of many miracles.
A wee song for the game at Poundland in a couple of weeks’ we love Declan more than you…..’
CALTONTONGUES
Oh,back of the net!
TET
See how they try to control, but fail miserably. Like weans greetin for sweeties, stamping their wee feet because some posters refuse to listen to their whinging.
HH
am just having a wee leg pull , but a song for JF could be ,
james dae up yir troosers
The Green Man says SACK THE Board on 31st August 2017 8:15 pm
So far in the last few days, ive had one poster that doesnt like it because i spend too much time on CQN, and another joker who wanted to limit the amount of words i use, whats next, a Voodoo Doll with pins stuck in it?
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I’ll provide the pins – only joking big (Green) mhan – NOT :–)
Can’t remember a Declan playing for Celtic 1st 11….
The Green Man
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You shock me !!!
Nae Voodoo doll yit ?
Jings, ah’ve even goat waan wi…..
Scooby Doo! pyjamas oan ;-)
…….oot.
BR mentioned this the other day and I find it extremely apt on here
Confirmation bias
TET
I think it’s more about balance. I have criticised the board in the past, but I also recognise when they are doing a good job (which, considering our manager, trophy cabinet, playing squad, and bank balance, they must be considered to be doing at the moment).
I also recognise their job is difficult, and that things don’t always go to plan. That’s life.
I laugh when posters on here and elsewhere fly into righteous rage if we fail to sign a player they had never heard of 24 hours before. It’s just an immature way of viewing how a complex business works.
The board are certainly not above criticism, and we should always be vigilant (to paraphrase Don Barzini in The Godfather; “after all, gentlemen, we’re not Huns”).
But let’s make that criticism constructive and grounded in the realms of reality?
BMCUWP
Im well used to stroppy teenagers:)
Like water aff a duck’s back.
HH
Brill
Old WOO scores. Well done ML.
I see our bhoy Lustig has scored a bullet header for Sweden.
Losing2.1 to Bulgaria though.
Hail Hail
Scullybhoy
Who asked you?
PSG sign Mbappe, embdae think we might tri and sogn Edourd on a deal, ? €10m might be pocket money for some teams next year, and Dembele will be £40mil minimum.
Jesus, not more of this
M7
Ditto
I went all ‘allo ‘allo French on that post
#goodmoaning
Right, cmon. Form an orderly line there, one at a time:)
TGM.
I posted last night about the abuse you received and so it continues.
All because you have a different opinion.
Neg came on and Big Wavy makes a comment and his post was deleted.
Do the moderators not like you?
No personal attacks unless it’s against TGM. :-))
Hail Hail
“I laugh when posters on here and elsewhere fly into righteous rage if we fail to sign a player they had never heard of 24 hours before. It’s just an immature way of viewing how a complex business works.
The board are certainly not above criticism, and we should always be vigilant (to paraphrase Don Barzini in The Godfather; “after all, gentlemen, we’re not Huns”).
But let’s make that criticism constructive and grounded in the realms of reality?”
Italiabhoy,
Agreed and bang on.
HH
That time of night when the repulsive cheese monger that is Jim White, starts denying Sky Sports own made up pish…
JNP
Glad you noticed that trend. All want to gang up on me like cowards. Not that it bothers me, im well able.
They just do not like to be challenged at all, all that happy clapping must be exhausting:)
Grrrrr, bring it on:)
HH
TGM at the last Hootenanny ..
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/319M7RdW3mL._BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
Dont worry, TGM, I’ll buy you a pint when I’m back.
:)
ps …from now on, I’m going to call you Flower
ITALIABHOY
I have been accused many times on here for being anti Celtic, nothing could be further from the truth.
Many think I am anti board, again nothing could be further from the truth, I just don’t hang on their every word and action, they like everyone else are fallible, they make mistakes, their comms with the support skills are a joke, their facilitating of the new club is a disgrace, their lack of action re the corruption is shocking, their tacit approval of the cheating bias referees is disgraceful.
Their money making skills are wonderful, the fact we have a world class manager is to be commended, they have many, many things they deserve praise for.
HH
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 31st August 2017 7:56 pm
Glasstwothirds
‘Finnbogason averages almost a goal every two games for Augsburg, which is pretty decent for the Bundesliga, particularly for one of the smaller clubs. ”
His record is 10 goals in 28 games played for Augsburg since February 2016. That is much closer to 1 in 3 than 1 in 2.
Plus, like Jordan Rhodes and Kris Boyd, he is a fairly immobile performer and would not fit within a BR Celtic side
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I’m sure the stat I saw was just under 1 in 2 (maybe starts?).
Not saying we should go for him now, but I think he would have scored plenty goals in Scotland.
He would probably now be playing for Southampton (after a profitable sale), soon to be on his way to Liverpool :-)
!BADA BING! 826
Not wrong. Check this.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/31/jadon-sancho-borussia-dortmund-manchester-city
GM -hope you are well HH