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Hatem Abd Elhamed

Discussion in 'Transfer Rumours' started by green-yin, Jul 4, 2019.

Discuss Hatem Abd Elhamed in the Transfer Rumours area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. Cringer67

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    Will give lad a chance of course. If hes a right back at all, he looks more of the old school mould rather than a modern day full back.
     
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    To be fair ive written him off cause his * name.
     
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  3. Rydo1888* Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Hopefully he is the second celtic player to put a hun oan the moon.
     
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  4. clonbhoy

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    Lovem or Hatem, but don’t slate him...
     
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    Don't confirm to formulas, full backs and such...
     
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    From that clip he is very good at reading the play!!...
     
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  8. Twisty Rodgers out !!! Gold Member

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    So what has his name got to do with it ? VVD I mean.

    Van Dijk had an exotic name and came from a decent league, so why would his name or where he came from bother folk ?

    There are people on here that watch a lot of football, which obviously includes English & Scottish, so I would imagine most of the pessimism regarding guys from the English Championship and SPFL are more to do with the actual calibre of the player as opposed to having a name like Tommy Smith, for example.

    Obviously some folk just see a name and club or league and jump to conclusions right enough. I don't think people most right minded people base an opinion solely on a guys name or nationality though.

    I can see why folk would be concerned about this signing due to the guys lack of football and struggling to get into a weak national side in his peak years.
     
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    Neil Lennon is poised to make Israeli Hatem Abd Elhamed his fourth summer signing after Celtic struck a £1.7m deal for the versatile Hapoel Be'er Sheva defender.

    The 28-year-old Israeli international, who can operate at right-back or centre half, is understood to be discussing personal terms ahead of a medical after negotiations between the clubs were successfully concluded.


    Abd Elhamed, who'll sign a four-year deal, is likely to be a direct replacement for Mikael Lustig on the right side of Lennon's defence and joins Christopher Jullien, Luca Connell and Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo as the latest part of the summer rebuild.


    The 6ft 1in player gained his first cap four his country in last month's Euro qualifier with Poland, climbing off the bench to replace Nir Bitton.

    He started out at Maccabi Tel Aviv and has also played at Ashdod, Dinamo Bucharest and Gent.

    Abd Elhamed penned a five-year deal when he moved to Be'er Sheva in 2017 but will now depart after just two years.
     
  10. Twisty Rodgers out !!! Gold Member

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    Suppose the Dutch league is considered pretty poor defensively. Might have been that.
     
  11. HTG "I have an uncle who does Yoga"

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    Wish the papers would stop calling him our Lustig replacement, he's played at RB 5 times in his career, at worst he can cover there, but he's coming in to challenge Simunovic at CB clearly.
     
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    `Obviously some folk just see a name and club or league and jump to conclusions right enough. I don't think people most right minded people base an opinion solely on a guys name or nationality though.`

    This is why I wrote it. Not so much on here, but Celtic fans on Twitter base their opinion on Name and league it seems, know * but have an opinion. I on the other hand i love bargain players like that!
     
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    Don't have a problem with this. Getting someone who is versatile and can go RB or CB is potentially ideal.
     
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    About time we signed a replacement for Compper. Welcome mate, big shoes to fill, good luck.
     
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    I really cant see this boy being our first choice rb. Really would be a kick in the teeth to how well our transfer business started. To have played so low an amount a games at 28 is really worrying. Surely got to be cover for a few positions
     
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    I meant go look at the start of his thread and see how much he was written off.

    I can see why folk would be concerned, bit different from hysteria though.

    Anyone on here an avid watcher of the Israeli league?
     
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    Looks like pure guesswork that he's a Lustig replacement to me..
     
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  19. Twisty Rodgers out !!! Gold Member

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    No, but as I said, I can see why some people might find this guy underwhelming. 1 cap for Israel at 28 and a few failed spells at clubs of a lower standard than ourselves.

    Think it's more to do with the way we seem to be struggling to bring a decent right back in and this guy being touted as one, when it's obvious it's not his main position.

    If we do go out and bring in a higher standard of rb, I think opinions will change on this signing. Cover for midfield, right back and centre half. He could be a bargain.

    You should try reading posts properly before replying as well. Try reading back the last part of my post and it would have saved me writing another essay.
     
  20. HTG "I have an uncle who does Yoga"

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    He's played more games in midfield in his career than he has at fullback, won't be long til the papers tout him as a Mcgregor replacement
     
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