Georgios Samaras

nocunt knows the actual wages, it's all hear-say

 

Looks like Lazio & Hull are interested.

Where would he best fit?

 

Celtic Left midfield

 

As I said on the other thread,I'd prefer him to goto Lazio..... Imagine our most well known player moves to Hull City

 

Lazio deny planning move for Georgios Samaras

GEORGIOS Samaras saw a potential move to Serie A disappear in confusion yesterday as Lazio declared that the Celtic striker is not one of their transfer targets in January.

Lazio’s sporting director, Igli Tare, categorically denied that the Italian club want to sign the 28-year-old Greek front man when the window opens next month.

Reports had claimed that Samaras – who will play in the World Cup finals this summer – was high on their shopping list but Tare insisted yesterday that they are not interested right now in the player they tried to lure from Celtic in 2011. He told a Lazio supporters’ website, Lalaziosiamonoi, that a deal for the Greece forward is not imminent. “I have not spoken with the

British newspapers,” said Tare. “We are focused on the challenge of Verona this weekend, there is time later for the (transfer) market. But Samaras? Currently, he is not a goal of Lazio.”

Tare’s response left little room for misinterpretation. The Lazio sporting director is the club’s principal authority on player recruitment and Tare also knows what it takes to play up front for Lazio, having spent three years as a striker at the

Stadio Olimpico.

Tare has admitted his admiration for Samaras, who is in the last six months of his contact and could leave Celtic as a free agent in June. The man Gordon Strachan signed from Manchester City in 2008 for £1.2million is Celtic’s second longest-serving player after Scott Brown and has gradually won over supporters during his stay.

Samaras’s performances in Europe rejuvenated his reputation. He prompted Lazio’s interest in 2011 with a Europa League display at Udinese and his Champions League goals last season enhanced that.

The fact that he will play in his third successive finals with Greece at Brazil 2014 has added to interest in him abroad.

“Personally it is a player I like a lot,” Tare stated on Wednesday. “We were interested in him also four years ago, but nothing happened. Next week we will meet with our technical Vladimir Petkovic to determine the movements of our market.”

It appears that Lazio are now shifting their attention to another Manchester City outcast to augment their forward line. Swedish striker John Guidetti, who has never made a first-team appearance for the former English champions, is being pursued by Lazio, Inter Milan and Aston Villa because of a prolific loan spell at Feyenoord when he netted 20 goals in 23 games in the Dutch league last season.

That is the same place where Neil Lennon hopes to be doing business for his own next purchase.

The Celtic manager flew back from the Netherlands yesterday after watching Alfred Finnbogason and Aron Johansson on Wednesday night in the Dutch Cup.

 

I'm a fan of Samaras but it is looking increasingly likely that he will leave. If he does decide to go you would hope that we could get a decent transfer fee for him in January instead of him leaving for nothing in the summer. I hope he stays though.

 

Lazio it would be nothing short of embarassing if he went to Hull Tigers

 

He may not be in his best form right now but I'd be sad if he left

 

it would be a step down from us but would offer a new challenge and better wages for the player.

Maloney wound up at Wigan and his stock has risen a ton while there. I'm certain that he'd have stayed up with another team after Wigan went down if not for injury

 

Give him a new contract Celtic

 

Had a good season last year, but damnit...this season he's pretty much useless with the exception of some rare brilliant moments. His laziness is doing my head in.

Watched a game with my brother in law who doesnt know too much about football and the first thing he asked was who the the lazy * with the greasy hair was. :smiley-laughing002:

Like him, but if a bid comes in let him go.

 

At times he can be great, but realisticaly, we can improve on him!

 

+1

 

Agreed... I would settle for someone who is consistently good rather than someone who is occasionally outstanding, but regularly hopeless!

 

I'll be honest, will be glad to see the back of him.

 

Sometimes I forget we even have a number 9 striker, I'll be sad to see Samaras leave if he does but I will be looking forward to replacing him with someone who is a proper number 9

 

If Samaras goes we need to replace him with an actual number 9.

 

Samaras going would see Celtic maybe push the boat out for a proper number 9 as many have said, could be a blessing.

 

He's off. That's what his (former) agent is hinting at on twitter, albeit rather cryptically

Gregory Ioannidis ‏<s>@</s>LawTop20 <small class="time"> 5h </small> I remember some people saying they are in it for the medals not the money. Actions speak louder than words I say...


Gregory Ioannidis ‏<s>@</s>LawTop20 <small class="time"> 23h </small>
My view is well documented. But the decision is now very much out of my hands. Good luck.
Gregory Ioannidis ‏<s>@</s>LawTop20 <small class="time"> 20 Dec </small>
Lazio, Barcelona, Hull, Toronto and so on. We are not even in January yet.
Gregory Ioannidis ‏<s>@</s>LawTop20 <small class="time"> 19 Dec </small> Some choose the thousands of pounds available and some others not to work with traitors...

 

I honestly dont think we will miss him i belive he did so well last season due to the way the team played now the team seems to have changed their style and he has struggled majorly