15 Jun 2017 16:19:12
Roberts in talks with Nice.

1.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 17:21:38
I heard Porto.

2.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 17:27:27
"Celtic are one of 12 clubs pursuing the signature of Manchester City winger Patrick Roberts. " From the BBC

From what I've read, and Ed can clear this up, Man City aren't happy with our offer for him. And now we've got into a bidding war with clubs we cannot compete with.

I really hope we've not squandered the chance to sign him permanently.

3.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 17:27:56
yes i think there's a few including huddersfield plus it seems man city would rather sell than loan and we have a bid in but its well below what they want.

4.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 18:35:39
The story last week was that they'd accepted our offer. Until he's confirmed at a club it's all guesswork and rumour.

5.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 20:43:02
If the fee for Roberts is way beyond what we can afford then fair enough, if however our board are playing silly games with Man City and we end up losing out on his signature, then I reckon there will be a fair bit of anger amongst the supporters.
With the money we earned last season from the Champions league, the money we will get when Van Djik moves on, and 50.000 season tickets sold, it would be terrible to lose a player of Roberts ability due to us trying to be too clever for our own good.

6.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 21:29:13
Oh ye of little faith, If Celtic Manager, B Rodgers wants Roberts then there is no way Celtic will squander the opportunity to sign him .
We may not sign him, because Paddy wants different experience, or more money than Celtic want to pay . There can be any number, but I doubt if Brendan would allow Celtic to squander the opportunity . If I thought so I would consider ending my 50+ years supporting Celtic.

7.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 21:38:57
This is just typical Celtic, we will wait to see if we get into CL before we spend, you have 25m from ST sales, you have 6m from NB, you have 33m from CL it's embarrassing we don't just offer 8m plus sell on and add Ons, get the kid in and know he has resale value. But no we do what we do best we **** about and lose out as usual, oh Celtic are keeping tabs on this guy and that guy, **** keeping tabs just go and buy the player. Quality signings aye rite johnny Hayes is not better than what we have, we are being linked with nothing but dross and I for one am not happy that we have qualifying coming up and we are not adding the so called quality that BR is on about. Now I can handle it if a player chooses elsewhere or wants more money but this not being serious in our bids is just stupid, you also run the risk of losing that good relationship we have with city all because of another 3m. Poor Lawell very poor.

8.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 22:00:49
I don't think it's been published what we actually offered? Putting it simply if Roberts was our player outright and played the season he did what would you want for him? It's all well and good saying Armstrong 10m dembele 30m. If Roberts was our player I'd want more from him than we could offer. If we have pissed about with £5m addon deal then fair enough we will loose out. If we offered £5m upfront with an increase to 8m with adding fine. Have we done that?

9.) 15 Jun 2017
15 Jun 2017 23:25:04
Need to remember guys if it costs celtic 8m for Roberts then he will want wages for an 8m player . Would we pay that much and risk unsettling a few of the others in the team who had far more game time?

10.) 16 Jun 2017
16 Jun 2017 11:52:10
@jhonbhoy What's the alternative? Stay at the same level forever in case somebody takes the huff about wages?

11.) 16 Jun 2017
16 Jun 2017 15:48:32
Roberts was always going to be a difficult one for us. The value English clubs put on their players is astronomical. Man City are operating in a market that means they can ask, and get, £10m for Aaron Mooy! Harry Maguire goes from Hull to Leicester for £17m. Those fees are in a different stratosphere to where we are looking.

I have a feeling our best offer just wasn't good enough. I sincerely hope I am wrong though.

12.) 16 Jun 2017
16 Jun 2017 15:52:58
For crying out load Celtic! Just offer the 8 million for the bhoy! All this low bidding does my head in. We would definitely recoup any money we spend when he eventually moves on. Get it done fs! I would be happy with just paddy and no other signings.

13.) 17 Jun 2017
17 Jun 2017 16:40:15
Who made up this fictional figure of £8 m for Roberts . I am pretty sure it's an imaginary basis with absolutely no foundation based on facts .

Experts repeat made - up figures often enough for others to start believing them.