Matt O'Riley

O'Riley is a clever and career focussed guy so I can't see him spitting the dummy, he'll know that if he doesn't get his move this year his best option will be to show potential buyers his professionalism and by performing at his best for us.

He has 8 CL games in which to really shine and, probably more importantly in his eyes, he has a real opportunity now to get into the national team and cement his place there as I somehow doubt Morten Wieghorst will be as judgemental about a player smashing it in the SPFL as their last manager was.

So no, I doubt his value will drop this year if he stays.

 

Without these 8 CL games I don't think we would have had any chance of keeping him.

Hoping we match his ambitions buy getting 2 or 3 more quality players in.

 

Remember with Juranovic they promised he could go after the world cup and then we got his replacement in before he left.

If we do manage to keep him which is a big IF we should be giving him a new contract

 

Don't even need to extend it. Just up his wage as a thanks.

 

He's under contract, so we're not obliged to accept any offer. Matt's professional enough to know his time will come.

 

Any other players I'd be worried he'd kick up fuss but Matt's far too professional for that. My worry with him would be how it might affect his focus, like with the Atletico saga. He's a really cerebral guy and sometimes I think his mind is his own worst enemy.

Anyway, it'd be * unreal if he stayed, even until January.

 

Whinging *, everyone knew the price, don’t play the poor little ol’ Atalanta didn’t know the price and they upped it on us mini fucken violin. You low balled us and you look like stupid tight * now.

 

Still have a feeling he may go. I am not buying we would have turned down a £20m+ bid if we weren’t expecting someone to come in with more.

Not sure it will be but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Brighton. They are going to sell Gilmour and started Milner at Centre midfield yesterday.

 

Think that’s fair enough from Rodgers. If he goes, I think it will only be to a team that have European football of some sort next season.

 

Brighton want him to replace Gilmour.

https://x.com/aboutceltic/status/1825500105320878228?t=RO3H50AMuuWn1xgTqmZWCA&s=19

 

He would be a good fit at Brighton definitely. They don’t have European football though. So when you have been linked to Atalanta, Inter & Atletico, will Brighton be as attractive to O’Riley? I’m not sure they will.

 

Securing a replacement before thet sell.. could never be us.

We should already have Engels signed.

 

Decent EPL side playing against the best players in the world in EPL more money in wages and potential even bigger move from there what’s not attractive about that move?

 

Wonder if we have gentleman's agreement with Brighton for past week that when they dump gilmour they will give us set amount for oriley. The way we upped the price on Atalanta certainly indicate something is defo brewing. Also the way the Brighton link was reported last week seemed Brighton were very much engaging with the club regarding the fee rather than peppering us with low man offers. I've no doubt oriley is a great guy and professional but he seems at ease with all this too.. something is definitely happening here

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Sky running with a bid from Brighton