18 Jun 2017 00:19:25
There seems to be a lot of talk of Jean Kevin Duverne and Srdnan Plavsic being the next 2 incomings, do you know if these are likely Ed? The fee reported for JKD has suprised a few people but it seems like that's the going rate for any youngster showing promise in a decent league. We may still be able to pick up players for a million or 2 in Scotland or Eastern Europe but any player in a country with cash is going to cost a fair bit. It just means scouting needs to be spot on. We can't afford any more Balde's or Bangura's. Disappointed that the Paddy deal seems to be fading. Thought it might when I read that City are selling Mooy for 10mil and have a buy back clause! that's crazy money. I'm sure Real and Barcelona have used this before but usually sell low then buy back slightly higher. This this happened with Carvajal and Denis Suarez, also Morata but his fee was bigger in both instances. Suppose it sums up English football. Buy him for 6mil, give City buy back option of 10mil would have suited both parties I thought.
{Ed007's Note - I don't know if they are likely but we have put a bid in for Duverne and Plavsic has been identified as a possible replacement for Roberts and has been regularly scouted but I don't know if there's been any contact with Red Star.}
18 Jun 2017 13:15:36
Cheers Ed. Hopefully get another couple in for the qualifiers then maybe once the group stage is secured we can attract a quality attacking mid who is better than Rogic and McGregor, which won't be easy to find.
{Ed007's Note - People who know a lot more than me about Plavsic say that he will eventually move into playing CAM, maybe Rodgers sees him in there already.}
18 Jun 2017 13:20:29
Didn't crosas have a buy back clause when we bought him?
Sure it was first time I heard of it.
18 Jun 2017 14:47:05
That kid Plavsic looks very handy. HH.
18 Jun 2017 15:11:36
After we were initially linked with Plavsic, a guy who watches a lot of the SuperLiga was asked about him on social media by Celtic fans and said he's decent but never thought the boy was a standout at all. By the sounds of things our scouts have a totally different opinion.
18 Jun 2017 16:26:58
Sure the same thing was said about Jozo.
18 Jun 2017 15:18:14
Hi EDs there are reports that Celtic have not put a bid in for the young French def I take it they are off the mark?
{Ed007's Note - I posted yesterday morning that we had put a bid in for Deverne.}
18 Jun 2017 16:26:29
From what I've seen Ed he likes to cut inside like Paddy so don't think playing CAM would be a problem for him. That's definitely the type we need, and why I believe, and hope, that Hayes isn't Paddy's replacement. He's more about pace and getting balls in the box where as we need someone with guille who can split defences with a killer ball, as well as being able to get to the byline. Really feel we need a player like this, especially when we go 4-3-3 and Rogic doesn't play.
19 Jun 2017 22:24:21
celtic have denied any bid.