10 Aug 2025 20:47:01
Might just be rubbish but rumour gathering pace that Maeda has stated he wants to move. Brentford and possibly Newcastle as suitors. He has been stalling on a new deal although I think he still has a year left on current contract.
10 Aug 2025 21:10:06
2 years left i think it is mate but he looks knackered or had his head turned.
10 Aug 2025 22:57:26
Heard 20+ million from brentford. can't see it tbh but if Celtic do they will need 3 wingers and striker to replace him and players already sold (kyogo, kuhn)
11 Aug 2025 08:27:09
He told plc he wanted to try something new a while back. If Celtic plc get offered anywhere near 20 million. He will be off. Bank Balance is priority and the board lackeys will lap it up. Well run clubs don't keep selling there best players. Replace with projects and sit on 10s of millions.
11 Aug 2025 09:19:06
If we got £20m for him it would be good business. Yes his work rate is second to none, but he has limitations regarding his footballing ability. Great season last year (mostly) but I'd take the money personally.
11 Aug 2025 09:30:31
Henriks tongue
What about the football side of a football club. Who we playing there. Do you trust the plc to replace him?
11 Aug 2025 10:08:07
I thought he didn’t look that interested yesterday.
11 Aug 2025 10:40:12
Maybe the thinking is get 20 million and that would cover the cost of 3 top quality players and all the other money they have made is all profit plus champions league money.
11 Aug 2025 11:37:18
I have to trust that we'd get someone else in, yes.
11 Aug 2025 13:42:10
I might have to dust down the old football manager so I can see us sign someone. Can post my signings on here if any of you want to see Celtic sign someone as well. ?.
11 Aug 2025 14:10:32
Henriks tongue
Fair enough it's all opinions. The fact we haven't replaced Kyogo or Kuhn is a big concern. Then you advocate to sell Maeda in the trust the board replaced him. How many goals and assists did these 3 contribute to last season.
Kdog 1984
Radical thought use the money we have to buy these 2/ 3 players. Don't understand the bank balance supporter. Is football not about best team we can pay to watch.
11 Aug 2025 14:52:55
Auf call me an optimist (fantasist? ) . I still think (hope) we will get players in - and better than what we currently have. I can't see us not signing another CB, a striker and at least 1 winger.
11 Aug 2025 14:55:09
Weejoe,
Funny you mention Football Manager, I have a save going with us currently and Idah has 15 goals in 17 games. So yeah its make believe but it makes me feel better ? only the contrary I tried to sign Shin, and he said he had no interest in coming to us. Must be a dodgy omen that.
11 Aug 2025 15:55:01
I'm with Auf1888 on this one.
Any team woth structure and organisation, behind the scenes, has either already has a player signed or about to be signed, before selling a key, starting 11 player.
What our board has done this year with Kyogo and recently Kuhn, is either stupidly, arrogance or just a lack of respect for the manager.
Going for the hatrick with Maeda, our top scorer by a country mile last season, should it happen, would not surprise me but it would infuriate me, as it would many supporters.
☘️ ? ☘️.
11 Aug 2025 17:17:25
If we sold Maeda, between the three of them (Kyogo, Kuhn) that's 71 goal contributions we would have lost in our team since January (if the maths are mathing) I know players move and Celtic will always carry on, but that's a huge attacking output to replace.
11 Aug 2025 17:19:31
It's actually more as Maeda had 12 assists as well.
11 Aug 2025 18:18:28
To be fair if we get offered £20m for Maeda we should definitely take it. He has very limited technical ability. Very clumsy and poor final ball. let's be honest here it would be really fair price.
11 Aug 2025 20:30:19
@ando88. ?
What FM are you playing just now? I'm still on 2017. ?.
12 Aug 2025 08:35:46
People saying we should sell Maeda have lost the plot, we should play him through the middle, let him score millions of goals, he’ll then go to the World Cup happy, he’ll probably be brilliant there and if he wants to go after that we might get what he’s really worth. Personally, I hope he stays for years.
12 Aug 2025 09:11:40
If we played him through the middle we would not have a left winger.
12 Aug 2025 09:24:28
Agree Wab1 we can't replace him this window when we can't replace the ones already gone, and he should be playing through the middle no brainer he's quicker on the press.
17 Aug 2025 22:15:22
Kuhn’s form since the end of January has been very easily replaced . Same with Kyogo whose form had deteriorated since Ange left ., Not hard to replace either, but Kenny isn’t the man.