Celtic Transfers Summer 2018

Rocko · August 30, 2018, 10:18am

There isn’t a sale market though. Celtic can’t get rid of proven SPL players like Scott Allan for any sort of fee. A lad who has been hanging around the fringes of the squad isn’t going to command a fee.

Some might work out if they impress on loan or something but Celtic can already have their pick of young Scottish players when they’ve proven themselves (unless they fuck up the transfer deal like McGinn) so not sure they want to be carrying more squad players around who won’t play much or at all.

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · August 30, 2018, 10:34am

a member who is the forums leading S&C expert said its a done deal

Little_Lord_Fauntleroy · August 30, 2018, 10:35am

thinly veiled break the bank for Sinclair Armstrong

Bandage · August 30, 2018, 12:27pm

Youssouf Mulumbu is incoming according to Celtic social media in the know types.

Cicero_Dandi · August 30, 2018, 1:07pm

Underwhelming.

Rocko · August 30, 2018, 1:48pm

Underwhelming but not bad cover.

Benkovic is also looking likely to join on loan.

Cicero_Dandi · August 30, 2018, 1:50pm

What’s the point in a loan. We’ll be right back to square one next year and regressing again. An utterly, utterly pointless endeavour.

Celtic are as well just pack in these days. What’s the point?

Mulumbu is a fairly poor player and 31. I’d rather just stick with Allan as cover.

Rocko · August 30, 2018, 4:46pm

Agreed on the loan. Not sure it’s even better than nothing.

Not agreed on Mulumbu. Allan can’t cover Scott brown.

Big_Dan_Campbell · August 30, 2018, 5:24pm

Is Mulumbu the former West Brom chap?

Bandage · August 30, 2018, 5:41pm

Yes.

anon78624367 · August 30, 2018, 5:43pm

he was decent a few years back.

Rocko · August 30, 2018, 9:45pm

Benkovic at the game tonight:

Bandage · August 30, 2018, 9:48pm

Celtic were linked with him a year or two ago for around £4m. What have Leicester paid for him? £13m or something?

Rocko · August 30, 2018, 9:50pm

Something like that. They thought they were selling Maguire so brought him in and now don’t need him. Boyata was actually really good tonight (against poor opposition) so we could be better defensively but still week at right back and a loan signing doesn’t do much to help us for next year especially with Boyata on his last year.

Cicero_Dandi · August 31, 2018, 5:32am

So Celtic will end the transfer campaign with the capture of:

2 players who were on loan last season
2 free agents
2 loan signings

Biscuit tin mentality there for all to see.

Bandage · August 31, 2018, 7:29am

Yep, unless they surprise everyone today.

Rocko · August 31, 2018, 8:15am

Dembele unhappy with his situation and alleging the club are going back on their word.

I’ve some sympathy for him. If there’s a good offer in for him then we should have prepared for that situation and having a disaffected Dembele isn’t going to do much for his resale value.

Cicero_Dandi · August 31, 2018, 8:30am

I can’t believe the complete lack of forward planning and contingencies Celtic have in place. The market has changed completely in the last 2 years and Celtic have shown an unwillingness to move with it.

Rocko · August 31, 2018, 8:57am

I’d guess it’s our wages policy that is holding us back. The wages are heavily linked to CL qualification so you’re trying to get people in now on shitty wages with a chance of higher money in future. Nobody wants that.

A smaller squad of players on higher wages should be our target model.

Cicero_Dandi · August 31, 2018, 8:58am

We can afford to pay higher wages.