Think Matt OāRiley is a better attacking midfielder than Barkley anyway. I repeat we need a different type of midfielder for Europe - fast, physical, defensive instincts, good distributor of the ball. Someone to offer protection to the defence and set the tempo of the team when we have the ball. Not much to ask for like.
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Laudable optimismā¦.
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Ross Barkley? That would be a coup for Celtic. Similar to Rangers signing Ramsey on loan last summer, except youād hope for a more positive impact.
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Youād imagine Barkley would be on massive wages at Chelsea. A return to Everton would make more sense.
I like Barkley. Heās the kind of blade lowering thug would take lundstrom on at his own game.
Iām more interested in beating the huns than Europe though, other than going further in Europe than they do.
Iād trust Ange to get the best out of him.
Fishal now
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I donāt think heās that type of player at all really. Maybe he is, has he some dodgy tackles in his back catalogue? I had him down as a āskillā player who hasnāt fulfilled his potential rather than a thug or someone that puts himself about.
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Same for me ā¦ a talented player who goes to new clubs and plays well initially until people say heās good and then he stops trying ā¦
He has a streak when he needs it alright.
Ask lovren and Henderson. An oul derby gets him a tad excitable.
Ange a notable absentee in Jullienās thank you list. I quite liked Jullien but I donāt think the club really wanted to offer him a contract renewal after the long term injury and Ange clearly prefers CCV, Starfelt and now Jenz so Iām okay with that. Jullien had a couple of very memorable Celtic goals, the late winner against Lazio and the League Cup Final winner against the huns.
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He thanks Lennon.
Donāt let the door hit you on the way out.
A mediocrity really.
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An excellent signing**
**Iād never heard of him
Seems like a bargain at Ā£1.7m given he went to Russia l for Ā£6m.
Sead HakÅ”abanoviÄ signs for Celtic in a five-year deal
By Ryan Maher
Celtic Football Club is delighted to announce Sead HakÅ”abanoviÄ has signed a five-year deal with the champions to become the seventh signing of the summer, subject to international clearance.
The 23-year signs from Rubin Kazan, having spent the last few months of the 2021/22 season on loan at Swedish side Djurgardens.
Born in Sweden, the attacker started his career in the country of his birth at Halmstads, before signing for English Premier League side West Ham United in 2017.
Leaving England to return to Sweden, HakÅ”abanoviÄ had impressive spells with IFK Norrkƶping before moving to Rubin Kazan.
Capped 28 times for Montenegro, the new No.9 becomes the first player from Montenegro to pull on the Hoops and he canāt wait to experience life as a Celtic player.
Speaking to Celtic TV on his arrival, he said: "It feels amazing. What I know about Celtic is only good things and Iām very happy to be here.
āI heard about it around a month ago and as soon as I heard that Celtic wanted me I said to my agent that he had to make it happen because this is where I want to play.ā
"Itās an amazing club with good players, fans and history.
"Iāve been watching some games and I think the team play in the same style as me.
"Iāve been speaking to the manager as well and we had a good chat, speaking about how he sees me as a player and how he wants me to fit into his system and everything sounded good so that was it for me.
"Iām a playmaker with some flair, Iām good in one-on-ones, I have a powerful shot, Iām quick and Iāll give everything for this club.
āThe team are doing great and I want to be part of that and make the fans, the club and myself happy.ā
āOf course, Iām very excited to play in the Champions League, itās the best competition you can play in and thatās a dream for me as a kid, so to see myself playing in that is very cool.ā
Growing up in Sweden, HakÅ”abanoviÄ knew all about the clubās history from the number of Swedes that have played for the club over the years.
But if he needed to know anything else about the club, his former teammate at Rubin Kazan, Carl Starfelt, was on hand to deliver more positive messages about the club.
He added: "I know that Henrik Larsson is a big legend here and I know his son really well.
"Hopefully I can do something similar to him which is very hard to achieve but Iām going to try my best.
"I know Joe Hart and Albian Ajeti from West Ham and I spent some time with Carl in Russia.
āHe saw somewhere that I was linked to Celtic and he wrote to me but I didnāt want to say too much, I just asked him about the club and he only said good things, so I canāt wait to get started now.ā
Does Rangers qualifying for the group stages mean Celtic are likely to earn less in TV money from the champions league?
Itās only pretend money
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It makes a difference, but not massive. Think we are reduced by Ā£4m. We will earn more from group stages before results are factored in.
Itās a significant change for them, and EL last season and CL this season has prevented them going into financial trouble. Doesnāt change our finances too much.
#Celtic
Group: ā¬15.64m
10 year coefficient: ā¬9.096m
TV market share: ā¬3.575m
Guaranteed: ā¬28.311m
#Huns
Group: ā¬15.64m
10 ear coefficient: ā¬2.274m
TV market share: ā¬2.925m
Guaranteed: ā¬20.839m
#Potential ā¬ā¬ā¬
Win: ā¬2.8m
Draw: ā¬930k
Last 16: ā¬9.6m
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