Summer Transfer Window 2017

[Zatara]

All in one half as well

 

[MasonLeeEFC]

Bid 25 m for Sinclair
He scored more goals last season.
Tierney is the one Celtic player worth taking a gamble on

Thing with Sinclair is we all know he's failed in the prem at 3 different clubs. I know he's done well in the championship and SPL but at Swansea, Villa & City he's struggled with all of them in the prem.

Dembele as never played at premier league level but done well in the SPL and in Europe and he maybe able to hack it in the prem and could be worth the gamble at £20m. Personally I don't think we'll even go there but who knows?!

Tierney is a good shout though, he looks a player. Could be someone for next season to take over from Baines. But he's Celtic through and through and IF Celtic don't have to sell then he won't push to leave so not a given he'll leave for anyone....

 

[tadpole]

Just saw that on the sky sports website. Originally he was being quoted at being valued at around £30-35m and I'll be honest I thought that was way too much for him regardless of his record up in Scotland but IF he genuinely is possibly available for around £20m or so then he's worth a punt on at that.

Marseille were apparently in dialogue with Celtic this weekend whilst they were in Glasgow due to a friendly with Rangers but Celtic apparently don't want to entertain bids till after the CL qualifiers?!....

Celtic value him at over £30m. But he can establish himself as a starter for us and find the net on a regular basis, it will be a good investment. Pure speculation, because I don't know if we're even interested, but I can see Everton signing him this summer.

 

[sageyefc]

Dembele is dross

 

[tadpole]

Always takes longer to fill the last few pieces of a jigsaw.

In my experience that usually happens because some of the pieces have gone missing

 

[Hangleton]

In my experience that usually happens because some of the pieces have gone missing

especially if you get your jigsaw from a charity shop.

 

[toffeeblue9]

Keane looks enormous compared to Jags

It's been overlooked by a lot of people, but Keane is big and superb in the air

Statistically he was the most aerially dominant centre back in the league last season

https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/aerial_won

 

[timbo33]

just sneak in and pinch Hernandez under the noses of west ham , no risk as has scored goals in our league before obviously a totally different type of striker to giroud but if we need someone to hold the ball up Rooney can do that job and also sandro

 

[Tree13]

It's been overlooked by a lot of people, but Keane is big and superb in the air

Statistically he was the most aerially dominant centre back in the league last season

https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/aerial_won

The same table suggests Jags won 90 aerial "battles" which, having watched him play for us for the last ten seasons, is completely unbelievable.

 

[toffeeblue9]

The same table suggests Jags won 90 aerial "battles" which, having watched him play for us for the last ten seasons, is completely unbelievable.

And yet true

 

[Baines' left foot]

This will be seen as me being deliberately contrarian, but he's a very good player and I said so when Hull signed him.

I'd welcome him to the club, would offer something different and is very consistent in his qualities.

EDIT: Proof... https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/...-2016-2017-season.89719/page-886#post-5234540

I've only seen him once or twice but thought he looked good.

But because he played for Hull and looks a bit odd everyone is up in arms.

 

[tim cahill]

I've only seen him once or twice but thought he looked good.

But because he played for Hull and looks a bit odd everyone is up in arms.

I think his lack of end product is the main concern.

 

[CairnsToffee]

just sneak in and pinch Hernandez under the noses of west ham , no risk as has scored goals in our league before obviously a totally different type of striker to giroud but if we need someone to hold the ball up Rooney can do that job and also sandro

You want to pay $140k per week for "little pea" a tap in merchant, not good business that mate, we already have better here...ideal for SPam though, will fail in my opinion!

 

[maccavennie]

Agree with all that. I think we will push on to try and get Sigurdsson in before the big kick off in the premier league but a striker could take longer. But I'm honestly not worried about how long that could take. We've already got Rooney & Sandro in and imo those 2 will be enough to help us go through in Europe and see us through for the first couple of games in the premier league season.

Giroud could be hard to get and may take time. Depending on if we're willing to be patient on that one, it may take us up to the final hours to sign him! But we may think it's time we can't take and move on to other targets? Is Slimani a genuine target? Possibly seen as though Walsh watched him a lot for Leicester but he's another that won't come cheap. Would Dembele at £20m or so be a target, possibly? There's not really a flurry of quality, getable target man types of CF's out there for us to go for and I think that's why Koeman is being a bit pragmatic when he says he wants another 1 or 2 quality players as we may only end up signing Sigurdsson possibly and may not be able to get the target man we want?!

Yep I'm not sure Slimani should be whonwe at looking for but like you Said, there is not a lot of those type of players knocking about. Giroud, Dzecko and Benteke are the only ones that spring to my mind

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

I think his lack of end product is the main concern.

My main concern with him was that on the few occasions I've seen him play, he looked absolutely dire.

Swerve.