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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I assume – because like everyone else on here I do not know – that Celtic may well get a couple of calls today about one or two of our players
let’s assume Crystal Palace have offered £10m for Jose ???? and £60k a week ???
Some on here will say – tell them to Foxtrot Oscar !!! But what about the following
a) We bought him for £4m sell for £10m so thats £6m profit (and remember thats our model)
b) We have an understanding with players that we sign that if a “rich” club come offering fame and fortune we give the player the option (a gentlemans agreement if you like)
c) We can only get one game a week out of him and he is prone to injury
d) We know of two or three other Central Defenders who we could bid for
e) We (Brendan) doesn’t rate him that much and says take the money
f) he has made it clear he will not extend his contract with us
And all this is just one player it could be going on with three or four of our players
My point is the variables are endless and what we don’t know – we dont know !!!!
Because of this anything is possible in the next 7 hours
The Transfer Window is the same as the last dance at the disco – get involved or its a Kebab and the last bus
677ECW
CULTS…
;))
MWD ….
Who are you trying to kid?!
Everyone knows that the true and only TPSBBBBHBHDPWS are The Petulant Spoiled Brat BOARD BASHING BOO HOO BOARD HATING Doomsayer Pyjama Wearing Squad,
not you Johnny come Lately
The Petulant Spoiled Brat Board Bashing Board Hating BOO HOO Doomsayer Pyjama Wearing Squad.
SPLITTER!
Eddie – Not recently. I have had a dislike of the sycophant Witchell for some time!
If we haven’t signed Stipe Pleticosa by 10.49, tonight, the entire staff at Celtic should be sacked, the put in the stocks for a week.
I see Jayden Stocklet has been sold to the might Exeter!
Wee KT won’t get the chance to stiffen him this year then! :-0)
MIT
I feel like poor wee Oliver Twist in the workhouse, ‘Please Sir, can we have a player’:)
HH
No vvd sell on fee
EDDIEINKIRKMICHAEL 3-44PM
I’ve never liked Nicholas Witchell or the Royals for that matter !!!!!
EDDIEINKIRKMICHAEL
Recently? Been a loathsome toadying excuse for a journalist for as long as he has been ‘reporting’ on the Windsor freeloaders. Witchell on, TV off, at chez Rafferty
It’s mind boggling the deadwood going for millions of pounds or euros.
If we don’t sign a centre half, just let young Karamoko play there, hmmm.
KINGLuBO
Deadline Day should be banned.
EDDIEINKIRKMICHAEL on 31ST AUGUST 2017 3:44 PM
Anyone else on here recently taken a dislike to the BBC Royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell?
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As recently as several decades ago and my dislike of him is one of the few things that I have in common with Prince Charles.
Robinbhoy
Stockley certainly left his mark on scottish football :((
GENE on 31ST AUGUST 2017 4:09 PM
Robinbhoy
Stockley certainly left his mark on scottish footballers
They talk about ‘moving the goalposts’ but in the transfer market they have moved the decimal point. Some absolutely staggering fees for no marks.
Nicholas Witchell in town for a medical. Get him signed Celtic.
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Loggin off I will leave you with this :0 …. Song for Broonie ( Golden Brown , The Stranglers ) Captain Brown , skelper of Huns , laden down with medals that he’s won , oh what a sight, up for the fight, never backs down our Captain Brown , Doodoodoodoo , Doodoodoodoo , Doodoodoodoo , Doo Doo Doo x2 Every Seasons better than last , takes his place with legends that’ve past , and on the day , you no longer play , please stick around our Captain Brown . Doodoodoodoo , Doodoodoodoo , Doodoodoodoo , Doo Doo Doo ………….
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 31ST AUGUST 2017 4:19 PM
Could you repeat the question please? ;))
paddy paddy paddy
Ooops! Humble apologies. Don’t know what happened there!
‘Royal Correspondent…’ get a real job ffs…..
Filip Benkovic alert……
I see another ex-hun gets a job with the bbc…that’s how they sell the club these days…”sign for us and we’ll get you a job with the bbc when your career is over”
‘Sevco step up chase for Jamie Walker’
‘Step up’ as in offer more money?
Nah, didnae think so.
RPM,
well done wi the Bronnie song, gotta love the Stranglers
HH
gsu
WBC
Who is the new hun on the block?
I’m posting from ny cardiologist’s office.
Transfer deadline day is not a good date for an appointment.
Who has been signed
And more importantly
Who has been retained.
If we keep what we have I will be reasonably satisfied.
It’s probably been said before
“Is Edouard odd on to sign?”
Apologies for any spelling errors. I left my specs in the chariot.
Rumour from kds of Filip Benkovic, 20 year old centre back from Dinamo Zagreb. Likely taken from here
http://100posto.hr/sport/modri-ostaju-bez-dva-najbolja-igraca-soudani-i-benkovic-odlaze-iz-dinama
The key bit translated as
“Apart from Soudanija, Filip Benković could leave the club . The best defender of Dinamo has long been on Celtic ‘s goal that is ready to downgrade his club record in the buyout. Celtic representatives are allegedly in Zagreb and negotiations are under way. It sounded incredible when Jozo Šimunović left, so it did happen. Celtic obviously wants to have Dinamo’s last line”
A quick google search reveals we were heavily linked in January, but were quoted £17m. Obviously we’re not paying that so they would have to have dropped considerably. They did drop out of the Europa League at the playoff so it’s possible they’re needing a bit of money. Linked will all manner of clubs over the summer, Arsenal, Spurs, Inter etc.
I would put this in the highly unlikely category, but gives us a glimmer of hope to keep pounding f5 until midnight.
you ok ‘invincible’ ?
Nicholas Witchall was taught all he knew by that other arselicker Jenny Bond. She was never off her knees curtsying when she met any of the freeloaders !
ernie lynch on 31st August 2017 3:20 pm
SCULLYBHOY on 31ST AUGUST 2017 2:07 PM
‘These are some of the best times in the entire history of Celtic ‘
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Only if you choose to ignore, or are too thick to be aware of, the way Celtic have acted to allow the same club narrative to become established as fact.
I’m afraid for me that casts a shadow over any on the field achievement and makes me wonder what it is we’re supposed to be fans of.
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Ernie – the fastest milkman in the West – I think Belfast Celtic were to blame for the 6 county narrative to become a fact
Emptythestadiumsacktheboardstopsittingatthebackofthebushappilyclappingandwearingscoobypj’s
Its heating up now
Henderson to Hibs – £250k – id like to keep him but BR is always for players development.
We must have some mammoth sized medical staff, they’re all over the world getting ready to pounce
Until such a time that we can get all those guys out of the treatment rooms and start playing football again Celtic will have to make do with with Nir Biton and possibly mikel Lustig to fill the central defensive positions if required. Nir did an exceptional job in the big win over Astana but for God’s sake don’t partner him with a novice like Ager in the Champions League. We can take Brendan’s word that Nir was carrying an injury in the away leg. Mikel a player with vast experience in the several World Cups and European Championships can fill a central defensive if required. Anyone know if Mr Gamboa is injured? It would be risky putting in a new central defender in the upcoming PSG game. Celtic have probably the best squad of players at the club in recent years.
We’re ma jammies
Joost Vandt Samwannen.