The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Hectic]

Yeah I think if we were getting close to £40m that will be that - Celtic just could not justify hanging onto a player when an offer like that arrives and as you point out not as if we are totally stuck for a goal scorer.  That sort of money could see the entire team upgraded.

[Hectic]

And while we may not still be able to compete with the crazy transfer fees being paid for players it would give us the clout to pick guys up on higher wages - guys like Dembele himself last summer.

[uimhr ocht]

It will be hard to turn down that kind of money he probably will def go in the summer anyhow.

[illdecide]

Celtic will sell if in-fact that offer is true and why wouldn't they...The club is more important than anyone player and that sort of money will keep us at the top for years to come...All players come and go, some you want to stay and some you don't but thats the way it works. Life goes on and if Dembele goes Celtic will replace him and of course Griffiths is there too...Show me the money!!!

[stew]

Arm taken clean off for that sort of money!

Love the kid and all but nowadays, especially in the SPL you would be mad inn the head not to take the kesh.

[T Fearon]

If a fee of £40m is reeled in I will be expecting a fat dividend cheque later this year!

[Over the Bar]

If a fee of £40m is reeled in I will be expecting a fat dividend cheque later this year!

It won't and you'll be waiting a while.

[JimStynes]

So he's not being sold then?

[lenny]

So he's not being sold then?

Great to see Celtic players being valued properly at last. Chelsea offering 40m for dembele and sunderland trying their luck with a 10m bid for Tierney.

[StGallsGAA]

So he's not being sold then?

Great to see Celtic players being valued properly at last.Chelsea offering 40m for dembeleand sunderland trying their luck with a 10m bid for Tierney.

When did Chelsea offer £40M?  Celtic saying they want £40M is not the same thing Lenny.

[tonto1888]

Thank god the transfer window is over. I hate it and the crap that comes with it

[illdecide]

A lot of speculation alright but no hard facts. Chelsea never tabled a bid for Dembele but were interested alright, Celtic valued him at £40m and if he has a good second half of the season he may well be sold for that but my feeling is Rodgers wants him for CL qualifiers. If Celtic fail to reach the group stages then I've no doubt Dembele and possibly 1 or 2 others will be shipped on for tidy sums.

[Hectic]

Ultimately if Dembele was the difference in us qualifying for the Champions League next season and not doing so then £40m would be letting him go cheap. 

But the other side is when we signed him it was supposed to be on the basis of aiding his development by playing regularly in front of big houses with the expectation to win games and playing Champions League.  Had he been shipped out after a number of months that would have changed from us offering other potential Dembeles the chance to develop at our club to being a club that will use young potential for a very quick buck. 

Essentially had Dembele gone to Chelsea or another club of that ilk he would have been right back to last summer where he was looking at playing back up and cup games with such a move.

[T Fearon]

No English club will pay £40m for a striker plying his trade in the SPL ffs.If an offer comes in later in the summer for £10m Celtic should grab the money and run.

On a happy note I invested a modest few quid back in December on Celtic to win all of their remaining 18 league games at odds of 100/1.The best odds you could get on this bet last weekend was 28/1!

[Orior]

Well, if your county team is getting bate, or your english soccer team isn't cutting the mustard, there is always the magnificent Glasgow Celtic team.