Further links with Couto yesterday but it all looks like speculation. My hope on that one is it could be a 2 year deal and maybe Ange sees a gulf in ability or suitability between him and the other options. He did say after the match the other night that much of the delay in recruitment is because he is very selective about players he wants to bring in.
The overall trend is concerning though. Unless weāre negotiating a couple of deals in Japan off the radar like Kyogo then weāre being very slow and not very ambitious. The rumours are worse these days anyway. Lots of pretend Fab Romano chaps out there and agents leaking stories. We always seem to be linked to Croatian lads and they never come off. They may be pure inventions. Hopefully Henry is a genuine one and Lovric looks good but Iāve a seeking thatās just invented by some chap in his bedroom.
We may end up with the City RB and CB on loan. Iām not opposed to that if weāre buying other players too but on its own that would be dreadfully disappointing. Oh and we really should buy Ally McCann.
If we have no option to trigger then forget it. Itās a terrible policy. How many loan deals have we had Iām the past 10 years? 30+ Iād say. How many have been positive? Forster and Edouard are the only ones we secured permanent deals on I think. When guys like Denayer, Roberts left we had gaps we didnāt replace appropriately for years after.
Itās an outdated policy and sad to see past mistakes repeated. Only loans with options Celtic have to trigger should be considered.
Two weeks since we signed anyone. I sense that Ange is being fucked over - he expressed more frustration about not getting signings over the line after yesterdayās game. Get the deals done instead of ringing around for loans for unwanted EPL players on the last day of the window. We donāt want more Jonjoe Kenny type deals on 31 August.
I run the risk of being painted as an apologist here but I have my doubts we were ever interested in him. If guess it was just agent and media chat.Heās a big target man type. He doesnāt seem suited at all to the game weāre trying to play.
That doesnāt mean itās acceptable that we havenāt spend a penny in the best part of a month in a transfer window that needs significant upheaval. The signings weāve brought in so far have worked very well and hopefully itās a case of chasing quality over quantity. But Iād doubt it.
Iām basing this on his goals video from last season but he scored all types and seemed to be involved in the play outside the box and out wide too. Heās big alright but he doesnāt seem to be an immobile lump.