Our two compensations are that Matt O’Riley is behaving impeccably despite mounting speculation about his future and Celtic have him under contract for another three years. The Sun’s assertion that Brighton have joined Southampton and Atalanta in the race to sign Matt raises the potential ticket price, should the player move.Our two compensations are that Matt O’Riley is behaving impeccably despite mounting speculation about his future and Celtic have him under contract for another three years. The Sun’s assertion that Brighton have joined Southampton and Atalanta in the race to sign Matt raises the potential ticket price, should the player move.
Brighton have already paid €30m to Feyenoord for a midfielder this summer and gone higher still for a Newcastle winger. If Celtic sell, they have two requirements: push the fee higher than what we got for Jota a year ago and ensure we have backfill before agreeing to the sale.
We still have 25 days of the window left, so I wouldn’t expect movement on Matt or a replacement soon. This has nothing to do with any other business Celtic are looking at this month, although, the same transfer window rules apply. Players under contract and in demand will seldom shift until late in the window, when the seller has extracted all possible interest.
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