2. Too the genius that said Reo–Coker for 3–4 million? We bought him for 7.5m, we're not going to take that big of a loss for him. He's far too good, easily worth 7.5m+
To the guy who said Senderos for 4m. He's on a free this summer.
Real rumours: Villa will be going for McCarthy (3.5m), Doyle (5m) and a play maker. I've heard a lot about VDV (10m)"
3. However, has Reo–Coker's value improved? No, he hasn't played that much, and is most likely unwanted. There is no way that NRC is worth more than £6m. I can see a cut–down price deal being done for him.
4. From what I've heard VDV is practically a Chelsea player..make of that what you will.
5. Too the genius that said Reo–Coker for 3–4 million? We bought him for 7.5m, we're not going to take that big of a loss for him. He's far too good, easily worth 7.5m+
6. Real rumours: Villa will be going for McCarthy (3.5m), Doyle (5m) and a play maker. I've heard a lot about VDV (10m).
7. There is a lot of action expected at Celtic Park this summer, with Multi–Billionaire Celtic owner Dermot Desmond expected to finally flex his financial muscle to improve the shocking state of affairs at the Glasgow outfit.
8. The new manager has not been decided but will most likely be appointed in the summer. Neil Lennon has taken charge on a game–by–game basis and he will be amongst the contendors for the job in the summer, although he will be an outsider.
The board are keeping their options open, but the likely contendors are though to be Mark Hughes, if he is still available, Slaven Billic, who Celtic knocked back in the summer in favour of Tony Mowbray and Paulo Sousa of Swansea. Outsiders are though to be Neil Lennon, Mick McCarthy, Lubo Moravcik and Giovanni Trappatoni. Paul Lambert is not being considered.
9. Dermot Desmond and Peter Lawell will want to have a say in the transfers, after Tony Mowbrays disastrous signings.
10. Marc Antoine–Fortune will be leaving, Landry N'Guemo will not be signed permanently, contrary to newspaper reports. Josh Thompson will be sent back to stockport on loan, Paul McGowan will be signing for Dundee, Lee Naylor is set to join Hull City, whether they are relegated or not.
11. Giorgos Samaras will be next in the clearout, ending his woeful reign in the SPL, joining either West Ham, Fulham or Wolves.
12. Mark Wilson is set to sign for Middlesbrough alongside Niall McGinn. Paddy McCourt is also leaving joining ambitous Divison One outfit Dundee, alongside Paul McGowan.
13. Edson Braafheid will return to Bayern Munich at the end of his loan spell.
Moves will be made to sign Robbie Keane permanently, but it is though that Keane will return to Tottenham, although he may sign for another premier league club, with Sunderland, Birmingham and Aston Villa though to be preparing bids. The Irishman does not want to stay at struggling Celtic as he want's to prolong his International Career with the Republic of Ireland. He feels his position would be under threat playing in the SPL, with Kevin Doyle, Andrew Keough, Caleb Folan and also Leon Best likely to be playing in the EPL next season. Also, youngster Ian Daly, who plays in Greece for Aris, is though to be admired by Giovanni Trappatoni. The 19 year old Dubliner signed for Aris from Man City in 2009.
14. Celtic will be bringing in more scottish players and also more defenders as Tony Mowbray failed to bring in players of sufficent quality. The board also feel he ripped the scottish heart out of the club.
15. James McCarthy will be brought in from Wigan. The young Glasgow–born midfielder, who opted to play for Rep. of Ireland instead of Scotland, will be delighted to join his boyhood team. The fee will be in the region of £3.5million.
16. Graham Dorrans will sign from West Bromich Albion. He will be one of the more expensive signings, but the board feel its important that they bring in quality scottish talent. The fee will be in the region of £6–7million, with a percentage of next sale for West Brom also.
17. Craig Bellamy will make his return to Celtic after starring in a loan spell where he became fans favourite. The Welshman is though to have fallen out with Roberto Mancini over an incedent involving Stephen Ireland. He will cost around £5million as Man City wan't to get rid. Dermot Desmond is more than happy to pay his wages.
18. Next up is Portsmouth leftback Nadir Belhadj, as Celtic look to solve their long standing left back problem, with fans disgruntled with shocking players such as Danny Fox, Mo Camara and Lee Naylor. The fee is though to be around £2.5million, with Pompey in serious debt.
19. Philippe Senderos is the next target, for around £4.5million. The Swiss centre back has been surplus to requirements at Arsenal for a while now, and will relish the physicality of the SPL.
His Arsenal Team–Mate Djourou is signing on a season long loan as well.
20. Long term Celtic Target Ivan Ramis will sign, for around £3million.
Celtic will go in for Birmingham midfielder, Keith Fahey. My source does not know of any paticular figure for the deal as yet.
21.Next, Koki Mizuno and Zheng Zhi will leave the club after not playing as much as they would have liked.
22. Artur Boruc will also leave, signing for long term admirers Bayern Munich, for around £6million with Michael Rensing coming the other way.
Rensing will probably be the Number 1, but will have to put up with competition from Lukasz Zaluska.
23. Newcastle Utd's Argentine Duo Fabricio Collocini and Jonas Gutierrez will both sign in a deal though to be around £7million for the pair. Collocini is widely thought to have been a failure at St James's, while Jonas has gained mixed reviews.
24. Finally, Celtic will be signing Steven Fletcher from Burnley for around £3million and Giovanni Dos Santos from spurs for around £3.5million.
This will comeplete a summer of spending for the SPL side as they look to re–build their side and comepete in Europe again in the next few years, which is signalled by signing youngsters with alot of un–fufilled potential, like McCarthy, Dorrans and Dos Santos.
27. Most of you folks on this site are utterly laughable, nobody need buy the tabloids as every single possible rumour on the planet is being covered by you lot. Seen as nobody has any remote truth in any of there rumours, i'll simply blog on what i think should happen at my football club, not what is absolutely, 100% going to happen. I'm a Newcastle United fan, and any others out there should abolish any lingering ideas that we need a 'mass overhaul' as we've tried that every summer for the past 5 years, look where we have gotten. We've completely strolled the championship to date, and Hughton has bought very sensibly, and economically. If we keep hold of almost everybody, with the exception of Ameobi, Butt and Leon Best (who i'm convinced is merely a stop–gap) and add flashes of qaulity but mainly quantity, and actually build a squad capable of surviving a few injuries then i foresee minimal problems in us re–cementing our place in the top tier. As a realistic fan the players i'd chase at an approximate cost are as follows:
Kevin Davies (2 million) the best target man in the premiership, nobody would fancy it against him and Carroll
Nigel Reo–Coker (3–4 million) we are desperately short of any pace or power in the middle of the park
Jamie O'Hara (3–4 million) has proven premiership quality, and can play all across the midfield
Patrick Van–Aanholt (loan)
Paul Scharner (free) proven quality and very versatile
I've stopped caring about pretty football, and more about an effective and successful (well remotely) football team and signing these players for only a few pennies i think would make us more than comfrotable next season.
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