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[Link] Fabio Sturgeon

Discussion in 'Transfer Rumours' started by Celticbhoy17, Jan 17, 2017.

Discuss Fabio Sturgeon in the Transfer Rumours area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. hairytoes

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    Whose this 4-4-2 guy?
    Any use? Or another one of those ITK logins, can't remember the last one, who had all the inside scoops (gleaned from Twitter) who turned out to be spouting *.

    Genuine question, as if he's actually in the know, then fair play for keeping us in the loop.
     
  2. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    he's been pretty much spot on all the time.
     
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  3. hairytoes

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    Good stuff then, reading his post it definitely sounds plausible.

    I'd be very happy with that as a window, doubt we'll see many leave though - unless we pay off their contracts ala Bangura, Balde etc..
     
  4. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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  5. hakumeikirameki

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    I hope he keeps his fronds close and his anemones closer.
     
  6. Avatar Daizen The Last Hunskelper Gold Member

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    Any updates on this transfer, or is it dead in the water?
     
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    Fabio Sturgeon’s process of moving from Belenenses to Celtic seems to be developing pretty quickly. At least that’s according to the Portuguese media, who are largely ignoring Celtic denials, and are convinced Brendan Rodgers wants the player.

    First, Celtic officials were spotted in Lisbon on Sunday. On Wednesday, Portuguese newspaper A Bola said Belenenses would demand at least €800k for the midfielder. And yesterday, a Celtic bid of this exact amount was reported.

    The outlet claimed the only thing Belenenses had to sort before letting the player go was to find a replacement for him. And that’s pretty much what they’ve been doing, according to today’s edition of O Jogo.

    [​IMG]The newspaper claims that the Portuguese side are trying to sign Joris Kayembe from Porto, who was already a target for the club and almost joined them in the summer. It’s likely the player will arrive on a loan deal until the end of the season.

    If the transfer gets done, then the path is clear for Sturgeon to move to Celtic. The player told Belenenses he’s not renewing his contract so the club want to sell him.

    Despite saying that Celtic are the ‘best placed club’ in the chase for the player, O Jogo are not 100% certain of the transfer yet.

    Now, it could all be true, but it’s worth reading what we said a few days ago when covering Record’s original claims:

    ‘It must be noted that when A Bola originally reported Celtic scouting Belenenses, they didn’t mention any target. Reports in the Scottish media which said A Bola, or ‘the Portuguese media’, linked Sturgeon to Celtic earlier this week are wrong, they did not.

    A couple of days ago we speculated that Sturgeon could be Celtic’s target, given that Rodgers has previously been linked, but made it very clear it was ‘could’ and not ‘is’.

    It’s either coincidence that Record are now reporting Celtic opening talks, or they’ve been inspired by Scottish reports. The Portuguese press love a transfer rumour and are able to build quite convincing stories on very little, so the latter option is quite possible.’
     
  8. Drosejr

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    Maybe too late to jump in, but this guy looks more like a backup to Forrest than a replacement for Roberts. Good experience over past two years since Rodgers scouted him, but his goal/assist returns don't suggest he would add much. Additionally, he hasn't made a dent against any of the top Portuguese teams; all his scoring has come against the bottom feeders (naturally, of course :86:).

    Always-behind-the-times Transfermarkt has a €2.5m tag on him, but 700-800k seems more like it. Again, always have the opportunity to develop him, but he looks to be a project/squad player, and a step back from Roberts.
     
  9. Zander Gold Member Gold Member

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    Not one that excites me.
     
  10. Mr Shelby Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Doesn't overly excite me either but if the 800k euros is anywhere near accurate and we are actually interested, I have no complaints.

    That coupled with the fact Rodgers obviously knows of him and believe there is untapped potential still there from when he was scouted by Liverpool back in 2013.
     
  11. ticketyboo0 Gold Member Gold Member

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    If BR has had him scouted and wants the club to buy him then he obviously rates him, and that's good enough for me.
    I wonder tho, if this was a year ago would we have the same viewpoint?
     
  12. BruceLeeBhoy

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    Lol what a crazy name surely he has an interesting lineage
     
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    Signed for Vitória Sport Club (Guimarães) of the portuguese 1st division.

    Vitória recently sold Soares to Porto for ~3,5M€, so they have some cash at the moment. The transfer fee was around 0,5M€ with a player possibly going in the opposite way.
     
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    Didnae want him anyway since he cut his hair.
     
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    I thought there was more chance of us signing Nicola Sturgeon :lingua:
     
  16. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Something was fishy with this deal anyway.
     
  17. jamieparis

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    it was dead in the water from the start
     
  18. belfastcelt Gold Member Gold Member

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    Your trying to bait us into to continuing this
     
  19. ticketyboo0 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Theres a time and a plaice for stuff like that.
     
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  20. jamieparis

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    im all done, youve done me up like a kipper