Glenn Loovens - TalkCeltic

celtic_jvoh · 13-08-2008, 07:29 AM

Exclusive: Celtic launch bid to hijack Rangers move for defender Glenn Loovens - The Daily Record

i dont know about this we might just be linked beacause rangers are in for him. i dont know much about him and would think he would be no better than caldwell or mick. would rather have tamas or basa who are world class

Airdrie Onion · 13-08-2008, 07:34 AM

Haven't checked sources but it wouldn'r surprise me if it was leaked by th Daily Rectum to scuttle a possible deal. Don't know and don't know that much about Loovens either. Is he any good?

Deano-JVOH · 13-08-2008, 07:51 AM

he doesnt look good judging by what ive seen

good enough for rangers

not good enough for us

ellboy · 13-08-2008, 08:14 AM

If this is true then our scouting network is working well.

Not exactly getting the juices flowing like Bassa and Tamas did.

kevtun1888 · 13-08-2008, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ellboy

If this is true then our scouting network is working well.

Not exactly getting the juices flowing like Bassa and Tamas did.

From what I seen against us I thought he was quite good. Not sure if this is true as I dont think he is the type of plyer we will go for.

As for him not getting the juices flowing. and Bassa and Tamas being world class is just nonsense.

Bassa turned us down and we pulled the plug on Tamas twice first over wages second over the fee.

WGS and Peter Lawell are not stupid. They are gonna do their upmost to get the best deals for Celtic and I for one back them in everything they do. If they sign this guy so be it I will back him. But I honestly dont think he is onn our radar as he would not walk straight into the team and that is what the manager wants to spend his money on.

From so of the things I am hearing We are in the market for another attack minded player.

I see the JVOH to hamburg thing is back in the paper. Personally I would keep him and I dont think we could replace him this season. But I have the feeling we are scouting potential replacements and he could well be away for 7mil.

HOOPBHOY ' 67 · 13-08-2008, 08:29 AM

probably leaked by someone at Cardiff , trying to shame murray into paying the asking price

steveo1888 · 13-08-2008, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by kevtun1888

From what I seen against us I thought he was quite good. Not sure if this is true as I dont think he is the type of plyer we will go for.

As for him not getting the juices flowing. and Bassa and Tamas being world class is just nonsense.

Bassa turned us down and we pulled the plug on Tamas twice first over wages second over the fee.

WGS and Peter Lawell are not stupid. They are gonna do their upmost to get the best deals for Celtic and I for one back them in everything they do. If they sign this guy so be it I will back him. But I honestly dont think he is onn our radar as he would not walk straight into the team and that is what the manager wants to spend his money on.

From so of the things I am hearing We are in the market for another attack minded player.

I see the JVOH to hamburg thing is back in the paper. Personally I would keep him and I dont think we could replace him this season. But I have the feeling we are scouting potential replacements and he could well be away for 7mil.

I agree with you there kev,

They'll be working hard, i'm sure. But, I don't know enough about Loovens, so we'll have to wait and see about that one.

Messi 10 · 13-08-2008, 09:33 AM

hopefully we get him, decent back up and it will force rangers to either spend MORE on him than us, or spend big on another player.

Commander Gree · 13-08-2008, 09:40 AM

It's been metioned on a cardiff fan forum that Killen could be part of the deal!!!

RaisedACelt · 13-08-2008, 10:15 AM

Not as quality as what I would like to see at CP
Would make them sick to there stomach though lol

**Hammer** · 13-08-2008, 10:26 AM

He waltzed the game against us in pre-season truth be told, that's the extent of my knowledge of him.

Tamster · 13-08-2008, 10:39 AM

He is better than McManus.

Don't know if this is true or whether Celtic are trying to get the huns to spend more money

ScottishGhirl · 13-08-2008, 11:02 AM

I LIKED THE LOOK OF HIM AGAINST US SEEMS TO HOLD HIS OWN WOULDNT BE A BAD SIGNING AND WOULD LOVE TO GET IT UP THE HUNS!

holy pope · 13-08-2008, 11:11 AM

Would be happy with him , he played excellent in there fa cup run , Then he looked good pre season , mates a Cardiff fan , Him Ramsey and Ledley are all the 3 he talked about that could easily play in the prem ,

ScottishGhirl · 13-08-2008, 11:24 AM

Celtic in hunt for Loovens

by Ronnie Cully
CELTIC today cranked up their hunt for new defenders with just over two weeks until they have to register their squad for the Champions League.
Cardiff's Glenn Loovens is the latest player to be added to the Parkhead club's list of possibles, though sources at Parkhead today made it clear he is far from their only target. Reports from Wales claim that an offer - believed to be from Celtic - of around £1.5million was received at Ninian Park last week.
But the Premiership hopefuls have already repelled a couple of advances from Rangers for Loovens, and are holding out for £2.5m, even though he is out of contract at the end of this season and is refusing to accept a new deal.
The 24-year-old Dutchman impressed against Celtic in the Algarve, and the price would not frighten them off as they were prepared to pay £3.7m for Auxerre's Gabriel Tamas before the Parkhead club finally ended protracted negotiations for the Romanian.

Le Mans' centre-back Marko Bassa was also wanted, and he would have cost over £4m. But he is set to sign a lucrative four-year deal with Lokomotiv Moscow.
Celtic have been forced to look further down their list for the centre-back manager Gordon Strachan believes he needs to add to his squad ahead of another European campaign. And, at 6ft 2in, former Feyenoord star Loovens is the kind of ball-playing defender who ticks all the boxes.
With midfielder Marc Crosas, striker Georgios Samaras and wide player Paddy McCourt already in, a left-back is still a priority.
Attempts to sign an attacking midfielder are also continuing behind the scenes.
Celtic are still trying to get Bobo Balde's wages off their books, while Thomas Gravesen is another high earner they would like to shed.
With a combined drain on resources of nearly £70,000 per week, removing Gravesen and Balde - neither of whom figured in last night's reserve win over St Mirren - from the wage bill would make it significantly easier for Celtic to recruit new talent.
But, though it would swell his spending power, Strachan would repel any attempts to lure away any of his first-choice players, including Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, a reported target for Hamburg.

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