Dembele wants out of Celtic, newspapers reporting we're interested

[Psychobilly freakout]

Now Brendon Rodgers is saying it would be wrong to stand in star players moving to the Premier League, sounds like he is preparing the Celtic fans for his departure.

I have a feeling this is Go.... Go.....Go.....

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/.../brendan-rodgers-admits-celtic-would-11736577

 

[MattBackHome]

Get him in.

 

[GreersElbow]

Make it happen Bloom, reel 'im in.

My colleague reckons he'd be brilliant for us, he's (unfortunately) a celtic fan. Seen him play a few times, so fingers crossed he's right.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Also from the Scottish Sun (who would have thunk Scotland has it's very own Sun)

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sp...ry-good-player-chris-hughton-celtic-brighton/

This is very unlike Brighton of new to be airing their thoughts on players, we have recently kept them under wraps.

One would have thought airing our interest would maybe start a bidding war we would probably lose, my guess work and that is all it is, is that this may already be a done deal, or at least very close.

Here is hoping to this coming off, and then watch the ticket sales for the Palace game go through the roof.

Imagine him coming on and scoring the 92nd minute winner and becoming an instant legend.

Dreamer I am.

 

[junior]

Also from the Scottish Sun (who would have thunk Scotland has it's very own Sun)

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sp...ry-good-player-chris-hughton-celtic-brighton/

This is very unlike Brighton of new to be airing their thoughts on players, we have recently kept them under wraps.

One would have thought airing our interest would maybe start a bidding war we would probably lose, my guess work and that is all it is, is that this may already be a done deal, or at least very close.

Here is hoping to this coming off, and then watch the ticket sales for the Palace game go through the roof.

Imagine him coming on and scoring the 92nd minute winner and becoming an instant legend.

Dreamer I am.

That article just has the exact same quotes that andy Naylor reported in the Argus yesterday.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

That article just has the exact same quotes that andy Naylor reported in the Argus yesterday.

Or is it the other way around ?

Joking aside, it is still very unlike Tony or Chris to go public about a player of interest.

 

[Arrid]

Or is it the other way around ?

Joking aside, it is still very unlike Tony or Chris to go public about a player of interest.

And they still haven't. Hughton was asked directly about a player and he has given a bog standard reply.

 

[Pavilionaire]

This would be some Christmas present for the Albion fans. The fact the Mail mentioned the 10% sell-on clause and the fact Rodgers has gone on record this week as he won't stand in the way of players leaving indicates that Dembele's departure is imminent.

I see Everton have already shown their new centre-half around their facilities and the window doesn't open for another 10 days. This Dembele could happen quickly. Or some ******* will gazump us.

 

[Rugrat]

Also from the Scottish Sun (who would have thunk Scotland has it's very own Sun)

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sp...ry-good-player-chris-hughton-celtic-brighton/

This is very unlike Brighton of new to be airing their thoughts on players, we have recently kept them under wraps.

One would have thought airing our interest would maybe start a bidding war we would probably lose

I very much doubt the industry gets it's intelligence from the press. Once these talks start and the owning club recognise a player is going I imagine they make other potential clubs know, and the agent will be feverishly hawking the player around looking for the best deal too

 

[martin tyler]

This would be some Christmas present for the Albion fans. The fact the Mail mentioned the 10% sell-on clause and the fact Rodgers has gone on record this week as he won't stand in the way of players leaving indicates that Dembele's departure is imminent.

I see Everton have already shown their new centre-half around their facilities and the window doesn't open for another 10 days. This Dembele could happen quickly. Or some ******* will gazump us.

I think a lot depends on the lad himself.
Been linked to a lot of top clubs like United, spurs, pool a few weeks back. They could easily out pay us. However being honest this lad is currently at a different level to our current striker options and as long as he puts the Work in he would start pretty much every week. He’s an outside bet bearing in mind there current talent pool for the French squad doing well at U21 level though. 5 months in the PL playing every week and hopefully scoring a few along the way will help him no end in getting to the World Cup rather than the odd cameo here and there
Well I’m hoping so anyway

 

[LowKarate]

Absolutely will not happen.

I am fully prepared to have this post bounced back to me if I am wrong, but this is far too public, too expensive and too early visibility for this to happen.

Our proven modus operandi for signing players is for a snippet of info to come out 3-4 days before we actually then complete a deal and the player will be someone that only 2 fans have ever heard of.

I expect us to sign an unknown from somewhere in Europe for £9m.

 

[8049]

Agree with this. I read Everton are also interested and they are bound to pay higher wages, have better prospects and are also short of striking options (so he would start). Get the feeling we're being used again to flush out others and increase the cost.
However, I'm a born pessimist and would love to be proved wrong.

 

[Icy Gull]

sounds MUCH to good for lil ol Brighton

 

[middletoenail]

A good chance of happening I think. Has had a few injury problems and despite the early promise to his Celtic career, his form has tailed off quite a bit.

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[Ninja Elephant]

Weren't we saying similar things about Craig Mackail-Smith?

#whereisthenerve

 

[Icy Gull]

Weren't we saying similar things about Craig Mackail-Smith?

#whereisthenerve

Noooo, he’s as shit as CMS? Hard to believe.

 

[Machiavelli]

Agree with this. I read Everton are also interested and they are bound to pay higher wages, have better prospects and are also short of striking options (so he would start). Get the feeling we're being used again to flush out others and increase the cost.
However, I'm a born pessimist and would love to be proved wrong.

While I do agree that we're dreaming a bit on this one, I'm also not convinced he'll go to Everton, as he hardly seems the kind of player that Allardyce would favour -- rumours have also indicated that he's after Benteke, who seems far more his type of player.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Adrian Durham on TalkSport has just said £30m.....THIRTY MILLION POUNDS!!!!!!.....I have only just stopped laughing from Stoneman's comments down under about the Aussies not being better than us!!!!!!....hang on....another belly laugh on the way.

 

[Eeyore]

Weren't we saying similar things about Craig Mackail-Smith?

#whereisthenerve

"You're just a Scottish CMS..."

Oh, hang on...

 

[Stat Brother]

It's almost as if Demele and his agent have benefited from all this speculation.