Virgil Hilts
Well-Known Member
Sale, sale.
As the window gets closer and closer to closing with very few clubs doing any business celtic have effectively placed a gumtree style add in today's Record for half their 1st team.
Getting desperate now....
Olivier Ntcham - £5m
The French midfielder has never really fulfilled his obvious potential in Glasgow and, following another season flitting in and out of the team, it's probably time he was moved on.
Ntcham can be unplayable but he just doesn't have those days often enough for Celtic to keep on persisting with him. That being said, his inconsistency hasn't stopped consistent interest being shown in his three-and-a-half years at the club.
He cost £4m from Manchester City in 2017 and if Celtic can make even a small profit then it could be considered a decent deal.
Kristoffer Ajer - £12m
AC Milan were tracking the Norwegian not so long ago and it was reported Celtic had valued him at £15m.
In a downsized market, few players will command the same fee as perhaps they would've pre-pandemic but, alongside Odsonne Edouard, Ajer is one of Celtic's top assets.
At 22, he's still a pup in centre-back terms but he has all the attributes to play at the top level.
Ajer would almost certainly represent better value for big clubs than plundering the so-called "big five" leagues for talent and there's money to be made if the time is right.
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Ryan Christie - £8m
The seeds were sown on the midfielder's possible departure by his dad Charlie last summer, who talked up his son's Premier League ambitions in an eye-catching interview.
Burnley are known admirers and while it feels unlikely he will be valued in the same bracket as Ajer or Edouard, he won't be a bargain for any potential suitors either.
Christie splits opinion among the Celtic support, given his matchwinning abilities are often coupled with a tendency to frustrate.
It's for that reason his departure would arguably not sting quite as much as, say, Edouard while still bringing in crucial funds for the club.
Odsonne Edouard - £20m
The jewel in the Parkhead crown, the silky striker has shone a little less brightly this season.
Edouard has been beset by Covid-19 and resultant patchy form but he remains Celtic's classiest operator on his day. It's ensured he's no stranger to some of the Premier League's big hitters, while Juventus have also been credited with an interest these days by the Italian media.
The end of the 10 In A Row season has always felt like the natural moment for his farewell but that quite unfortunately framed under the assumption Celtic would actually win it.
That now looks highly unlikely but it's even less probable Edouard would be of the mind to hang around for another year to take back the title.
It'll be a painful one but if Celtic want to rebuild from the wreckage of this campaign then selling their best player may be a hit they'll need to take.
READ MORE
Jeremie Frimpong - £7m
The young right-back is probably the least likely of the five to leave in the summer but Southampton and other Premier League sides are all reportedly keeping an eye on his progress.
Frimpong's impact this season hasn't been quite as explosive as his debut campaign but he's still only 20 with bags and bags of potential.
His decision-making in the final third has been the source of fan frustation this term but it's an aspect that will, along with his many other attributes, improve with time.
There's a contradiction here, though, that, given his age, clubs surely won't put big money on the table while Celtic won't be too open to selling for anything less than big money.
These are celtics asking prices rather than a realistic value.I can’t understand Ajer being rated at £12million. Has anyone actually watched Celtic this season? Their defence is absolutely shocking and he is the guy at the heart of it!
Just on Wednesday he completely lost his man for Livis first goal. I certainly wouldn’t swap him for Goldson, Hellander or Balogun
What price on Rangers players that are pissing all over these multi million rated playersAs the window gets closer and closer to closing with very few clubs doing any business celtic have effectively placed a gumtree style add in today's Record for half their 1st team.
Getting desperate now....
Olivier Ntcham - £5m
The French midfielder has never really fulfilled his obvious potential in Glasgow and, following another season flitting in and out of the team, it's probably time he was moved on.
Ntcham can be unplayable but he just doesn't have those days often enough for Celtic to keep on persisting with him. That being said, his inconsistency hasn't stopped consistent interest being shown in his three-and-a-half years at the club.
He cost £4m from Manchester City in 2017 and if Celtic can make even a small profit then it could be considered a decent deal.
Kristoffer Ajer - £12m
AC Milan were tracking the Norwegian not so long ago and it was reported Celtic had valued him at £15m.
In a downsized market, few players will command the same fee as perhaps they would've pre-pandemic but, alongside Odsonne Edouard, Ajer is one of Celtic's top assets.
At 22, he's still a pup in centre-back terms but he has all the attributes to play at the top level.
Ajer would almost certainly represent better value for big clubs than plundering the so-called "big five" leagues for talent and there's money to be made if the time is right.
READ MORE
Ryan Christie - £8m
The seeds were sown on the midfielder's possible departure by his dad Charlie last summer, who talked up his son's Premier League ambitions in an eye-catching interview.
Burnley are known admirers and while it feels unlikely he will be valued in the same bracket as Ajer or Edouard, he won't be a bargain for any potential suitors either.
Christie splits opinion among the Celtic support, given his matchwinning abilities are often coupled with a tendency to frustrate.
It's for that reason his departure would arguably not sting quite as much as, say, Edouard while still bringing in crucial funds for the club.
Odsonne Edouard - £20m
The jewel in the Parkhead crown, the silky striker has shone a little less brightly this season.
Edouard has been beset by Covid-19 and resultant patchy form but he remains Celtic's classiest operator on his day. It's ensured he's no stranger to some of the Premier League's big hitters, while Juventus have also been credited with an interest these days by the Italian media.
The end of the 10 In A Row season has always felt like the natural moment for his farewell but that quite unfortunately framed under the assumption Celtic would actually win it.
That now looks highly unlikely but it's even less probable Edouard would be of the mind to hang around for another year to take back the title.
It'll be a painful one but if Celtic want to rebuild from the wreckage of this campaign then selling their best player may be a hit they'll need to take.
READ MORE
Jeremie Frimpong - £7m
The young right-back is probably the least likely of the five to leave in the summer but Southampton and other Premier League sides are all reportedly keeping an eye on his progress.
Frimpong's impact this season hasn't been quite as explosive as his debut campaign but he's still only 20 with bags and bags of potential.
His decision-making in the final third has been the source of fan frustation this term but it's an aspect that will, along with his many other attributes, improve with time.
There's a contradiction here, though, that, given his age, clubs surely won't put big money on the table while Celtic won't be too open to selling for anything less than big money.
Found his level when loaned out to Kilmarnock only a couple of seasons backI can’t understand Ajer being rated at £12million. Has anyone actually watched Celtic this season? Their defence is absolutely shocking and he is the guy at the heart of it!
Just on Wednesday he completely lost his man for Livis first goal. I certainly wouldn’t swap him for Goldson, Hellander or Balogun
He really doesn’t suit the way Leicester play so I’d say this is a non starter.
unless it’s as a back up but I guess that’s what iheanacho is
He scored one goal in the group stage season 17/18, three in 16/17 (one penalty). Not a go at you mate but the notion that he tore up the champions league is another example of history rewritten by that lot. He was absolutely bang average, although how much of that was down to how poor the team in general was is up for debate.The only reason they got £20m for dembele was because he done well in the CL.
They can't just apply that pricing structure to diddies who have been pumped in the europa League by everyone including Sparta Prague Reserves.
This ^^^^^^
I don’t see him in any way fitting into the hit then on the break Leicester style
He scored one goal in the group stage season 17/18, three in 16/17 (one penalty). Not a go at you mate but the notion that he tore up the champions league is another example of history rewritten by that lot. He was absolutely bang average, although how much of that was down to how poor the team in general was is up for debate.
Anyway, when he scored his 4 goals in 12 group stage games we were told that his fee was all about what a player did in europe, funnily enough this coincided with Liam Boyce of Ross County beating him to top SPFL goalscorer. When Morelos had 6 goals in 6 group stage games we were told that didn't matter because his domestic form dropped after christmas. Turns out that scoring against Hamilton and St Johnstone is the true benchmark, or maybe that's just because that's all Edouard was capable of.
He did mate, they (city) were fairly weakened defensively on that occasion. To be fair you still have to put the ball in the back of the net but I doubt one good performance would make him a serious target, he did well in that game but his overall record is very mediocre. At the end of the day theres a reason that he went to Lyon for 19 million quid, no one down south wanted him. 19 million is a punt down there, the sort of fee that often is spent on a player that gets loaned out again for development or gets eased in through cup games.I think he scored twice against Man City. That alone would've put him on the radar of clubs due to the exposure of the EPL imo.
As the window gets closer and closer to closing with very few clubs doing any business celtic have effectively placed a gumtree style add in today's Record for half their 1st team.
Getting desperate now....
Olivier Ntcham - £5m
The French midfielder has never really fulfilled his obvious potential in Glasgow and, following another season flitting in and out of the team, it's probably time he was moved on.
Ntcham can be unplayable but he just doesn't have those days often enough for Celtic to keep on persisting with him. That being said, his inconsistency hasn't stopped consistent interest being shown in his three-and-a-half years at the club.
He cost £4m from Manchester City in 2017 and if Celtic can make even a small profit then it could be considered a decent deal.
Kristoffer Ajer - £12m
AC Milan were tracking the Norwegian not so long ago and it was reported Celtic had valued him at £15m.
In a downsized market, few players will command the same fee as perhaps they would've pre-pandemic but, alongside Odsonne Edouard, Ajer is one of Celtic's top assets.
At 22, he's still a pup in centre-back terms but he has all the attributes to play at the top level.
Ajer would almost certainly represent better value for big clubs than plundering the so-called "big five" leagues for talent and there's money to be made if the time is right.
READ MORE
Ryan Christie - £8m
The seeds were sown on the midfielder's possible departure by his dad Charlie last summer, who talked up his son's Premier League ambitions in an eye-catching interview.
Burnley are known admirers and while it feels unlikely he will be valued in the same bracket as Ajer or Edouard, he won't be a bargain for any potential suitors either.
Christie splits opinion among the Celtic support, given his matchwinning abilities are often coupled with a tendency to frustrate.
It's for that reason his departure would arguably not sting quite as much as, say, Edouard while still bringing in crucial funds for the club.
Odsonne Edouard - £20m
The jewel in the Parkhead crown, the silky striker has shone a little less brightly this season.
Edouard has been beset by Covid-19 and resultant patchy form but he remains Celtic's classiest operator on his day. It's ensured he's no stranger to some of the Premier League's big hitters, while Juventus have also been credited with an interest these days by the Italian media.
The end of the 10 In A Row season has always felt like the natural moment for his farewell but that quite unfortunately framed under the assumption Celtic would actually win it.
That now looks highly unlikely but it's even less probable Edouard would be of the mind to hang around for another year to take back the title.
It'll be a painful one but if Celtic want to rebuild from the wreckage of this campaign then selling their best player may be a hit they'll need to take.
READ MORE
Jeremie Frimpong - £7m
The young right-back is probably the least likely of the five to leave in the summer but Southampton and other Premier League sides are all reportedly keeping an eye on his progress.
Frimpong's impact this season hasn't been quite as explosive as his debut campaign but he's still only 20 with bags and bags of potential.
His decision-making in the final third has been the source of fan frustation this term but it's an aspect that will, along with his many other attributes, improve with time.
There's a contradiction here, though, that, given his age, clubs surely won't put big money on the table while Celtic won't be too open to selling for anything less than big money.
Nah it will be the boy from Hibs along with his manager.Edouard out and Shankland in?