Celtic Rumours Archive January 07 2013

07 Jan 2013 21:45:06
Heard from a strong source that if any of Celtic big names are on there way out, they will be leaving for nothing less that top asking price. Obvious players are Hooper, Wanyama & Forster. Mulgrew is being eye'd aswell along with Mathews, however is been made clear to me that none of them are looking to leave until next year, Wanyama being the exception most likes and Chico might never leave!
As for new arrivels. Barbosa deal looks promising as we are in the last 16. But other clubs have eye on him. Usual links with Russell have started again but a don't see that happing until the end of the season. Forgot any big spending. As the CL money comes at the end of the football season. Ie May/June


These are things am hearing not 100% so don't get your hopes up or nickers in a twist, HAIL HAIL

The best thing you said was that our top players will only leave for top dollar, this I hope is true. To progress with the strategy of buy low sell high needs us to cash in on 10+mill and real value for our players. That is the only way forward and maybe we could be a Ajax type, hope and think the board and more so Lennon is tiered of the disrespect from epl and how they take players on the cheep undervalue.

Why would the Barbosa deal have anything to do with us being in the last 16? Is he not cup tied ?

Aye can see mulgrew being here until he retires but I thought that about mark Wilson so you never know

Barbosa is cup tied so can't play in last 16

Skinnbhoy

The club put out a statement yesterday afternoon distancing us from the Barbosa rumour.
Seems to have been started by the players agent.
Quel surprise!
HH
/BB

Hooper - £10 million & Victor £15-20million, not any less. If these EPL teams want them then pay top dollar. Apparently Fellaini is £22m, laughable, and they hope to get Vic for £12m, what a joke. Put up or shut up

I am sick of EPL clubs taking the p*ss out of our league. Players have gone down south for peanuts yet the money you see players going for on SS during the windows is crazy. The board needs to take a stance, if they want our EPL quality players then EPL money needs to be paid. Money talks though and in a way we are held by the short and curlies by the money rich clubs. Still super proud to be last 16 CL on our wage brackets!

ShottsBhoy

07 Jan 2013 19:59:18
Just heard that the rumour is true, Hooper will leave in this window from a half reliable source close to the club (though not sure how much they let Chefs know) has been bad blood between him and the board over contract talks.

No idea which team he is going for but leaving for sure for around 7.5mil bid already accepted.

Surely Hooper won't go for less than £10m

MikeyBhoy88

Ehm a think the chef should stick to the pies n bovrils n leave the negotiations to mr lawwell and the board regarding hoopers contract.
ive heard a better rumour that Hooper is about to be offered a new 3 year contract worth 25 grand a week which he will sign in this window.

Markmcky

Norwich/Southampton fan in disguise? Hooper's not leaving, nor are any of the first team.

Don't see him going this window...defo summer if he doesn't sign a new contract, I think if he eventually signs (which I don't imagine will happen) he will stay another season then want a move. I think he won't sign and move on in the summer, but I will no doubt be proven wrong lol

07 Jan 2013 21:55:52
Why, why, why would you post such nonsense

JD

Just what i was told not going to say it's nailed on just passing on the info.

If any player leaves us this transfer window then they are clearly putting money before their only chance to play in the latter stages of the champions league. Apart from Wanyama who is linked with Man United and would probably achieve great things there, the other players are linked with Stoke, Norwich etc, clubs who will achieve nothing.

If hooper wants to leave he will probably leave imo hooper started poor and didnt look happy and has only started banging in the goals when the transfer window was looming if he wants to go and the club deny him i don't expect to see the same hooper the second half of the season his head will go back down ... but thats only if he really wants to leave

I agree with the last post...about hooper only coming onto a game cause the window was close by....spot on, its funny though cause people will say he just started to hit form, I say he decided when to up his form. Let him go while we can still get a good price, we wait to the summer and he doesn't sign a new deal we won't get anywhere the price tag we are asking for...let him realise himself that the grass isn't always greener on the other side and get someone in who wants to play for the hoops and not use them as a stepping stone to the EPL for a relegation battle!

Think some of us are forgetting small EPL teams are a good stepping stone to the top for for younger players, If Hooper done the business at smaller premier league team the big boys would be in for him.

If danny graham is worth 11/12 million hooper is worth 22/24 million

Aye but that's the thing, how many times have we seen player go to the smaller epl teams and end up stuck before they get sold to championship teams.....only a couple in recent years have went on to stay in epl with their teams and none have gone onto the bigger teams, hooper will be no diff, if anything liverpool would take him but not now when they just bought daniel sturridge from chelsea for 12 mil. So I IMO hoops would end up at a sunderland and within 2 years or so be back in championship. I rate him highly, just feel a move to a lower epl is a step down from celtic don't care if it epl...only 4 of 20 teams can promise him euro footie and on the other hand celtic can offer it to him most seasons...if your a player, you want to play against the best in europe not be stuck fighting to stay in the top half of a table. Yeah you get good and bad in football but if you had a choice between they 2 options I know what I would pick...going to the camp nou, san siro...satiago bernabau would topple going to any ground in the epl.

Haha no way danny graham is worth that amount of money. Hooper defo worth double!

No offence guys but my only interest in hooper is if he stays or goes ... if he goes i couldnt give a rats assss what happens to him or where he ends up as long as wqe get the cash

07 Jan 2013 17:33:04
Johnny Russell linked to Celtic on SS
I hope we dont go for him, Stoksey
is coming back now and will bang in
goals we need for a decent run of
wins. SPL Stokes always does a job

I think Stokes might be finished at Celtic. To be honest before his injury i thought he was in a comfort zone and was not putting a shift in..............green jhedi

Russell will be a good replacement for Hooper (for SPL duty at least) when he eventually leaves

Stokes seems to be another player like O`Dea and a few others who get better in people's minds the less they play. He did have a good scoring record and looked good with Hooper for a while but seemed to think he was much better than he was and become lazy, frustrating and greedy. I think Lenny wanted him gone before he got injured.

Would be a good signing but would he be good enough to get a regular game? Would like to see Lassad getting more of a run.

If we sign RUSSELL where does that leave TONY WATT?NORWICH?WIGAN?

07 Jan 2013 16:26:52
Rumour going round mcgeady coming back for 6 month loan spell defo !!

He is in me hole!! as we say in Cork.

Bad Bhoy

Would be a good addition as we wouldn't have to shelve out for a winger, but sadly can't see it happening.

~seamus~

This is getting really silly now........DH

07 Jan 2013 18:04:28
You have started the sentence wiv the word rumour, then ended it wiv defo. A wee bit contradictory

Total nonsense, the guy is EPL bound with Fulham and Sunderland meant to be in the hunt.

07 Jan 2013 14:15:39
Ed are Celtic one of the clubs interested in Becchio?

MikeyBhoy88 {Ed007's Note - Yes.}

07 Jan 2013 18:27:04
Becchio RED hot property right now, 19 goals and only half way through season.
Even though Warnock has said he won't sell anybody this window and with 18 months still to run on his contract, i can't see Becchio been with us the rest of the season infortunately with the temptation of champions league football plus premiership even though its not english been too hard for him to turn down.
Only a ridiculous bid would take him away.
I believe it IS Celtic who want him the most along with Tom Lees.
Good luck with your season fellas.
A VERY WORRIED DIE HARD LEEDS FAN

07 Jan 2013 12:38:09
Celtic interested in Tom Lees of Leeds United. Similar player to Gershon as he can do the opposite. Gershon can play CB and LB, but Lees can play CB and RB.

Highly unlikely they will sell with there new arab owners in charge plus the kid been there since he was 8 don't see him coming the spl

Not sure i understand your logic there mate, why under new arab ownership would they feel obliged to hold onto a young player because he has come through the youth system? He would jump at the chance to sign for Celtic.

07 Jan 2013 09:43:35
Ed i understand that Darren Fletcher is due today at P head for a 6 month loan deal as a sweetner in big Vic going to Old Trafford, they will also pay most of his wages. What you think ?

The fact you've ended with "what do think" makes it sound like a rumour you've just totally made up, had it been a real rumour you would of said something like "has anyone heard the same?" So basically your talking rubbish! On the other hand though iv just sold wanyama for 12 million to man utd on football manager, could be a sign.

If darren fletcher was any good ferguson wouldn, t be letting him go anywhere.Im sick fed up with these has beens coming to celtic, we dont need fletcher and why would we take someone who has an illness which will always be there.If these clubs want our players give them a choice the going rate or forget it.jimbhoy

Why would we sell our best player who shuts down the best in the game for a mid that is cup tied for cl? Just for spl? Think not for money would be a lot better then having him on lone.

I hope not, we are not lacking in midfield to be taking a donkey hand me down from Old Trafford. They can keep him!

Darren Flatcher is far from a donkey. Would walk into Celtics team. However the idea of having him for six months is no 'sweetener'. £25m or no Wanyama.

Yeah, I say donkey tongue in cheek. My point was that midfield is our strongest area and we don't need any EPL cast off's from any team. Fletcher is quality but CB LB are areas i would love to see new strong faces in. HH for 2013

A real model pro darren fletcher
i always make him my cm in master leagues nxt to broony
he costs a fair bit tho
and inn real life i don't think he's a sweetner
if this was true id be deleighted

07 Jan 2013 01:32:38
Celtic reportedly had staff in Bulgaria before the winter break there watching Georgi Milanov of Litex and have prepared a bid of around 1.5 million for the goalscoring midfielder.

The young midfielder has also been watched by CSKA and PSV.

A few wide players who are been looked at are Tommy Oar of Utrecht and Pawel Wszolek of Polonia Warsaw.

Tommy Oar is very promising. Fits the criteria for a Celtic signing nicely. Widely regarded as the best young talent to come from Australia in a while.

Melb Bhoy

The boy milinov looks a real good player and his twin brother is also left full back in the same team, two birds with one stone ? have they a big target man and we can do all the business we need this window at the one club,,,, deep river bhoy

The moves fit with the criteria the club is currently working on.

There are also suggestions that the young Rapid Vienna strikers Boyd and Alar are being looked at along with Theo Robinson (Derby) who is out of contract at the end of the season.

The bad news is that these moves are all being looked on as replacements for Hooper and Stokes. Hooper has basically said he's not signing a new deal and Stokes hasn't had an offer from the club.