Charly Musonda, 21, graduate of the Belgian football’s prolific development system, would be unavailable for transfer for £30m. Celtic have paid handsomely for his 18-month loan, with the plan to expose him to the rigours of competitive football here and in Europe.
Brendan Rodgers knows the player will be available for the crucial Champions League qualification games this summer, which itself takes the pressure off having to retain players for the same position who might want away (think back to Stuart Armstrong last summer).
This deal is down to the personal gravitas of the Brendan. No manager in Celtic history would have been able to secure such a deal (they didn’t happen in the Stein era and O’Neill could hardly have been less interested in youth development).
Charly is a gifted, creative, player, who will entertain and excite. His comments about the club yesterday could scarcely have been improved upon by a lifelong Celtic fan. As I watched his Celtic TV interview it was clear this lad with the Ronaldinho smile loves entertaining. So often players look surly and unsure when being interviewed.
This is not a permanent signature, but it is the new reality. Top talent is hoarded by the wealthy few. Clubs who recognise that they have something to contribute to this new scenario have the opportunity to prosper. At Celtic, we can let players:
Experience competitive first team football.
Test themselves in the Champions League.
Work with an acknowledged and respected top coach.
We can also pay appropriate money for the loan.
This isn’t as good as finding a van Dijk for £2.6m, but it will improve our competitiveness in the Champions League.
The impact the signing will make on the rest of the squad will become evident in the weeks to come. This season has been more challenging for Scott Sinclair (yes, despite his remarkable scoring status), but watch him bloom as defenders have another creative headache to worry about. The same dividend will be enjoyed by others.
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Whit Bono arrested for CUI, James Huntery under the influence:))
De Vries
Boyata. Jozo. Ajer
JF Broony Ntcham. KT
Charley. Sinclair
Moussa
Rumoured team.
Not sure if bull. ……
all we are saying is give us a goalie
all we are saying is give us a goalie
WDH
She gets £300 a day for being there.
whats in ……………………………………………………..
Army’s top IRA spy arrested over murders
Is it too early to ask if anyone has a link for tonight’s game?
HH
Favourite uncle
Thats it.
Why would he be arrested now.
Who benefits.
£300 a day
Very hard to get by on that
Remember thats not 365 days a year
What with weekends bank holidays and other days when parliament is closed you could be talking about only 200 days.
No wonder she has to work several jobs
Shows how corrupt the UK really is.
for life CSC
BSR
not for here how she came across to me
That’s some news from the Deady Bares today:
Rangers stand firm on Alfredo Morelos as there is no financial pressure to sell the ace.
Murty is getting cocky, hopefully a few defeats around the corner to shut him up, the sooner the better
“Gers play hardball ”
Transfer Style Guide CSC
On Iron Horse heading to Paradise.
Hail Hail.
regarding sausages and link sausages, that vip in the box sounds interesting.hh.
Doors to manual….
STV News no mention of our game tonight or Charly Musonda ! Hurtin huns !!
Did Ihear motherwell have accepted ?
A very good piece outlining the importance of signing someone like Charly. Well done CQN on highlighting how important this signing is to the rest of Celtic’s season.
Unlike this article who made it quite clear it was neither here nor there whether Charly signed or not.
https://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/celtic-miss-musonda-why-it-doesnt-matter/
Yeh cannae beat a wee bit of spin. And I thought it was only the other mob that did that.
CELTIC today signed Scotland Under 17 striker Connor McBride from Falkirk.
The player, a product of The Falkirk Academy has been linked with several English Premier League sides with Newcastle United reportedly leading the pack.
But Brendan Rodgers made his move and the player expressed his delight at signing for Celtic on social media.
He wrote: “Delighted to have signed with @CelticFC thanks to everyone at @falkirkbairns best of luck.”
Very strong midfield tonight.
Musonda on the bench
Edouard and Mousse up front
Midfield
Forrest, Brown ,Eboue Ntcham and KT
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De Vries, Boyata, Simo, Ajer at the back
SCULLYBHOY on 30TH JANUARY 2018 6:35 PM
The last striker named McBride we signed wisnae too bad. Here’s hopin’!
Hurrah! We’re playing with two strikers. We should be doing this more often in Scotland in my opinion.
I don’t normally make pre match forecasts, but if I did, I reckon we will crush the Jambos tonight.
There is power and pace inthe team.
How many minutes gone before laughhurty launches himself into Dorus,???
I’m going for the hertz first attack.
Do him before he does you, my old coach drilled that into us most weeks.
H.H
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