Jakob Breum

Chasing loan deals and lowballing midtable Dutch teams, Pistol Pete has never been more back.

 

Probably hoping Yang or Tilio had a scintillating preseason

 

Think the low offers are reflective that Rodgers isnt really keen on this guy.

Our scouts think he has potential and could develop into a good player.

The board like him because hes cheap and has good sell on potential.

But Rodgers doesnt think hes the level needed to come in and really progress the team as a starter.

The club want him but dont want to pay the 5-6M for a player that Rodgers is only lukewarm on.

Another one of these guys that we bring in - "assess" and "develop" that might be ready in a year or two but Rodgers wants a player that is first team ready now.

 

Speculation on your part.

 

No doubt. But if Rodgers really wanted this guy I dont think we be acting in this manner trying to get him.

Has the hallmarks of a guy the club want to bring in but Rodgers isnt fussed about.

 

Why not though? He wanted a striker in January and didn't get one.

He wanted McGinn in his first spell and didn't get one. He wanted quality in his first window back and didn't get what he wanted. Our board have a history of messing clubs about with lowball offers. You could be completely right in your justification that Rodgers might prefer a winger with pace and power and he doesn't fi the profile but we have the money to buy him and he's worth a punt at that fee whether he's a project or not. We should be willing to spend £5m on projects now, we should be willing to spend £10m on 1st team players now.

We don't though. We paid over the odds for Engels and Idah last season through nobody's fault but hours after spending months of low balling and haggling. They didn't hit the ground running again so it seems like we'll be waiting a very long time again before we spend that money. We have a board scared shitless about their own lack of competence.

 

The extent to which we are haggling over the deal vs the obvious need to get a replacement in. 5M - would probably have got this guy in the door.

The total reluctance to pay anywhere near what they are looking for makes me think its one the club see as nice to have if we can get him on the cheap rather than a player Rodgers is really pushing to get in.

 

That's the problem though isn't it? We don't see the value in a player. £5m is not big money, if the talent is there then go for it. It should not matter if he's going to be development player or first team player now, if we see talent in him then we should pay the fee.

 

Not buying that at all, look at previously with McGinn and the right back he wanted who he ended signing for Leicester.

 

I don't think there is any real interest in this guy. It's another Lennon Miller red herring imo.

My feeling is @Dianbobo Balde is bang on with his speculation.

 

Begs the question, are we actively targeting any winger? Antwerp and Sarpsborg have both said no bids received for Balikwish and Orjasaeter this summer from Celtic, a lowball bid for Bruem who doesn't really look like a winger and an enquiry for Jansson who has since moved clubs.

That seems to be it to date. We have four and a bit weeks to do. Nothing seems to be in the pipeline bar the loanee from City. Our transfers are take an absolute age and about 2 weeks to agree. I don't think we're going to see many more in the way of permanent transfers this summer. A few deadline day loans and maybe one in permanently will be our lot from here.

Scandalous.

 

As I have said before, if we get four significant signings over the next four weeks, we should be alright, Pusey being No.1 this week.

I am quite sure we are still in the market for two wingers. Balikwisha is still on the cards I think.
I doubt very much we were ever really interested in Orjasaeter.

I don't share your pessimism or scorn.

 

That's fine. Why would we be making bids for players we're no interested in? Why would we not be bidding for players we're interested in? They seem to be what you're saying. There doesn't seem to be any dialogue going with any clubs on wingers right now.

As far as I'm concerned any player we make a bid in, we have an interest in but we don't seem to put any value or conviction in talent, we only seem to want players available for peanuts and we'll go round the houses until we find a player who we can get for under 5m rather than getting the best player available to us in.

I think it's naive not to be pessimistic, you don't seem to grasp how this club does its transfer business, badly.

 

I think this is all vague and unhelpful speculation on your part.

How do you or anybody else know we have made bids for certain players ? From speculation by so called sports journalists like Mark Hendry ? Don't make me laugh.

We spent £26M on players last year, so I don't believe that in any way, shape or form translates to your assumption that we are hawking around clubs looking for cheap imports.

Another assumption on your part.
You should know, that you should not build your dialogue/premise on assumptions.

 

Not to throw a live grenade into a * storm, but apparently this lad initially came onto our radar as a potential Hatate replacement, not as a winger.

Maybe we’ve not previously gone big with a bid because he’s not been deemed a priority?

 

Watching him I could see why his skill set looks much more aligned to that.

 

I pay attention to the facts and let them guide my position, you just seem to fit your beliefs around a narrative that has nothing to support it.

Sarpsborg have confirmed we made a bit for Orjaseater, the GAE director has confirmed that we have made a bid for Broem. I will take both those as credible.

As for Mark Hendry, he broke the news on Simpson-Pusey. I think he is probably the most credible voice on transfers right now with regard to Celtic, he was quick to say the link with the Turk was nonsense when journalists kept pushing it, similarly with Bajcetic.

You are also confused that we are spending money. This is window 5 of us receiving more money than we are spending money on transfers. We are actively hoarding cash, you need to accept that cast iron fact before you come back arguing something contrary to it.

 

That was my guess as well and if we do see him as that then he should be in the door already, Hatate will go sooner or later so maybe once lets have a ready made replacement in the door Celtic.

 

Breum - obviously a sweeper....I'll get me coat.

 

Would make a lot of sense. He’s definitely not a proper winger and his performances got far better when they moved him inside.