Dembele wants out of Celtic, newspapers reporting we're interested

[Megazone]

Hopefully this thread is just a distraction to what the recruitment team is actually focused upon

Monopoly?

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Hopefully this thread is just a distraction to what the recruitment team is actually focused upon

Charades?

 

[sir albion]

These early rumours/bids never come off and we won't get any quality in til the end of Jan

 

[Bladders]

Stains, Leicester, Stoke, West Ham...... we wont be first choice but we have a reasonable chance of persuading a player except we probably pay less.

My guess is we will have incoming next week. Will it be Dembele (currently holidaying in Dubai)? Who knows?

I can’t see any of those actually pulling the trigger and getting the deal done for him . Southampton have Gabbiadini and Austin ahead of him, Leicester have enough , West Ham too imo , Stoke maybe but he’s not guaranteed to start there.

Showing interest is one thing , we seem to be the only club who have made some form of significant approach for him, albeit only with his agent at the moment .


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[Sirnormangall]

I'm fed up of this saga already. Wouldn't it be easier to pay for a huge tub of Nivea and six Asian hookers and get Glenn Murray feeling 5 years younger?

Good idea.....and I’ll add it to my own Christmas present list.

 

[stss30]

What makes you say that?

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I know some who would know if we were making enquiries on the Celtic end and we have not even contacted them, rumour was just made up by the Scottish press.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

I know some who would know if we were making enquiries on the Celtic end and we have not even contacted them, rumour was just made up by the Scottish press.

Thanks for replying. I've always thought the public nature of all this was not us at all, your comments reinforce it for me.

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[fleet]

Celtic say it isn’t real. We say it isn’t real. Everyone therefore obviously believes it is real. Strange world

 

[symyjym]

Non of the top 6 need a Dembele and the other clubs reported to have shown interest are Everton with Alladyce, West Ham with Moyes, and Shampton with Pellegrino. All of these managers are fairly new into their jobs and haven't established themselves yet. Even these interested clubs are not going to be splashing out on wages in their current situations and will want to work with what they have under the new management.

Hughton is a well respected manager to play for and in a secure job, so we are in as good a position as we could be for Dembele to sign for us. That said with or without a new striker signing we could get more goals from who we have if the service improves as it did against Bournemouth. Dunk and Duffy should have had a hatful with the chances they have had so far this season, and Stephens and Propper should be on the scoresheet too. Decision making and the killer ball in the final third is as important than a new striker.

 

[Betfair Bozo]

Andy Naylor on twitter reporting from CH's press conference this morning:

CH re: Dembele (again): "There has been huge speculation on this particular one. Categorically there hasn't been any communication between the two clubs."

 

[Napper]

Andy Naylor on twitter reporting from CH's press conference this morning:

CH re: Dembele (again): "There has been huge speculation on this particular one. Categorically there hasn't been any communication between the two clubs."

if we are after him then wonder why there hasn't.

I don't think he wants to join us personally , too small. Wants a bigger club. Conjecture yes

 

[dazzer6666]

Andy Naylor on twitter reporting from CH's press conference this morning:

CH re: Dembele (again): "There has been huge speculation on this particular one. Categorically there hasn't been any communication between the two clubs."

Doesn't mean we haven't spoken to his agent...........................

 

[Betfair Bozo]

Doesn't mean we haven't spoken to his agent...........................

But it does mean we haven't made a bid, assuming it is true.

 

[Withdean11]

if we are after him then wonder why there hasn't.

Because it's January 5th. The club won't start bidding until Jan 28th at the earliest.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Andy Naylor on twitter reporting from CH's press conference this morning:

CH re: Dembele (again): "There has been huge speculation on this particular one. Categorically there hasn't been any communication between the two clubs."

His SINGING is IMMINENT then

 

[bhanutz]

His SINGING is IMMINENT then

Sky sports News just showed a clip from Hughton's press conference....... It was a very telling....it's just speculation at the end... Wouldn't be surprised if Dembele is at Lancing now!

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Maybe we're in the process of selling our big Rangers fan to RANGERS to clear the way for negotiating to bring in a CELTIC player.

 

[Hastings gull]

Doesn't mean we haven't spoken to his agent...........................

Yes, my thoughts entirely. I don't think that CH would come out with a deliberate lie, but then he doesn't have to. As you say, the clubs may indeed not be chatting, but CH did not say that anyone else wasn't involved. Of course it is also quite possible that CH meant that there has been absolutely no contact at any level, but then it would spoil our threads, if we could not speculate during transfer windows.

 

[GT49er]

Maybe we're in the process of selling our big Rangers fan to RANGERS to clear the way for negotiating to bring in a CELTIC player.

Yeh, couldn't have a 'Ger and a Bhoy in the same team, could you. Next thing you'd be trying to have an Arab and an Israeli together - ridiculous idea!

 

[neilbard]

Sky sports News just showed a clip from Hughton's press conference....... It was a very telling....it's just speculation at the end... Wouldn't be surprised if Dembele is at Lancing now!

Did he take a wrong turn off the M8?