[Albion] How could we get Odsonne Édouard?

[Ecosse Exile]

Never PL quality if we signed Toney I would question the ambition.

Kind of proves the point about the standard of the SPL, if he signs for Celtic he will probably do very well, this is the standard that Odsonne Edouard needs to step up from, it is a HUGE step up, doesn't mean he cant, but i'd let someone else take that chance for £30m to be honest.

As has been said Kris Boyd is the all time record scorer in the SPL, couldn't even cut it in the Championship, Kenny Miller, nothing special for either Wolves or Derby, prolific at that level.

30 million, let that sink in for a minute, you could get proven strikers for less like King or Wilson at Bournemouth, Pukki at Norwich, christ even Leeds signed Spain's number 9 for less. Ok none of those have sell on value, but neither will Edouard if he flops.

 

[Whoislloydy]

thats 2 in 10

Exactly

 

[Justice]

Kind of proves the point about the standard of the SPL, if he signs for Celtic he will probably do very well, this is the standard that Odsonne Edouard needs to step up from, it is a HUGE step up, doesn't mean he cant, but i'd let someone else take that chance for £30m to be honest.

As has been said Kris Boyd is the all time record scorer in the SPL, couldn't even cut it in the Championship, Kenny Miller, nothing special for either Wolves or Derby, prolific at that level.

30 million, let that sink in for a minute, you could get proven strikers for less like King or Wilson at Bournemouth, Pukki at Norwich, christ even Leeds signed Spain's number 9 for less. Ok none of those have sell on value, but neither will Edouard if he flops.

Pukki was signed from the SPL I would rather 4 seasons in at top flight going for proven player from a top league. You will spend more but you know what you are getting. Locadia and Andone looked like desperation punts. Maupay has adapted quite well just give him some help notice how he started snatching at shots as we slowly got worse. Honestly think Covid saved us this season as we didn’t look like we had a win in us before hand.

 

[Ecosse Exile]

Pukki was signed from the SPL I would rather 4 seasons in at top flight going for proven player from a top league. You will spend more but you know what you are getting. Locadia and Andone looked like desperation punts. Maupay has adapted quite well just give him some help notice how he started snatching at shots as we slowly got worse. Honestly think Covid saved us this season as we didn’t look like we had a win in us before hand.

I think we'd all prefer someone proven at this level, which would rule out both Edouard and Nuñez tbh and they are out there. I like us taking a punt on a youngster, but not at 25-40m which are the figures being mentioned for these two. Christ we could sign Messi on a free and pay his wages for a year for the price of these two

Fair point on Pukki btw, but he did at least have experience at the championship before stepping up, and totally agree on Locadia, complete desperation and frankly a waste of time, money and effort, in my not so humble opinion, the worst signing we've ever made, Ashley Neal, Mark Farrington, Valor Gislasson and Richard Tiltman were worse players but we didn't pay 14m for any of them. Not so much on Andone who we had scouted for years and tried to sign previously, he had experience of top flight with DLC in La Liga before they got relegated.

 

[Seagull58]

Are you just spouting b*llocks rather than actually looking at his stats?

In the 19/20 SPL season Edouard registered 100 shots, 45 of which were on target. Out of the 45, he got 21 goals.

Hardly a 1 in 10 now is he

No, it's 1 in 5., which is not great.

 

[Swansman]

No, it's 1 in 5., which is not great.

Not terrible either tbf

 

[elwheelio]

Not terrible either tbf

That's decent, top strikers (Aguero and Kane, for example) score with around 18% of their shots.

 

[Swansman]

That's decent, top strikers (Aguero and Kane, for example) score with around 18% of their shots.

Some have better numbers though. Ings, Vardy and Aubameyang all over 30%.

 

[vagabond]

According to the Sun a whole bunch of PL clubs about to start a bidding war for Eduard.

Including our friends.. Leeds.

 

[peterward]

According to the Sun a whole bunch of PL clubs about to start a bidding war for Eduard.

Including our friends.. Leeds.

Celtic preparing new deal. But will he want to sign?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/odsonne-edouard-set-new-celtic-22595112

 

[Springal]

Apparently Celtic owe PSG 40% of the next transfer fee (not profit - actual fee) so Celtic need to sell at £40M+ for it to be worth it

 

[Swansman]

Apparently Celtic owe PSG 40% of the next transfer fee (not profit - actual fee) so Celtic need to sell at £40M+ for it to be worth it

If thats the case, then they have made a really shit deal because that fee is just not happening.

 

[blue-shifted]

If thats the case, then they have made a really shit deal because that fee is just not happening.

60% of £30m still goes quite a long way in the SPL

 

[Swansman]

60% of £30m still goes quite a long way in the SPL

True

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

If thats the case, then they have made a really shit deal because that fee is just not happening.

Quite.

Is he that good?


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[Ecosse Exile]

Apparently Celtic owe PSG 40% of the next transfer fee (not profit - actual fee) so Celtic need to sell at £40M+ for it to be worth it

I wonder if there are rules in place to stop a similar scenario as the one years ago involving Wayne Clark when he moved from Birmingham to Everton. Birmingham had to pay 50% of any fee to Clarks previous club Wolves so was transferred on a free. At the same time Everton paid 300,000 pounds for a young lad at Birmingham called Stuart Storer.

 

[marlowe]

I think he's feeling the cold north of the border, he's wearing three pairs of pants underneath his shorts. Maybe he's longing for warmer climes...

 

[Swansman]

I think he's feeling the cold north of the border, he's wearing three pairs of pants underneath his shorts. Maybe he's longing for warmer climes...

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Finally found someone with similar levels of spare time

 

[Sheebo]

Looks like green and white tape to me but still, fair play for bouncing the thread to give us all hope on this transfer

 

[dangull]

Henrik Larsson wasn't bad for this tin pot league. He only later went to Barcelona, won a European cup and had a successful loan spell at Man Utd near the end of his career.