Matt O’Riley - signed for Brighton

[JimJams]

1 hour ago, davieG said:

Sources: Leicester in pole position to sign top Celtic ace, with transfer record under serious threat
James Holland 1 hour ago
Celtic duo Matt O'Riley and Kyogo Furuhashi with Leicester badge
A Celtic ace has emerged as a key target for Leicester

Leicester City are pushing to win the race for Celtic star Matt O’Riley amid rival interest from Atalanta, Everton and Southampton, TEAMtalk can reveal.

O’Riley was born in London and came through the Fulham academy before going on to join MK Dons and then landing at Celtic in January 2022. The midfielder, who can play in any of the No 6, No 8 and No 10 roles, joined Celtic for an initial £1.5million in January 2022, and that transfer has proven to be a great piece of business.

O’Riley has since made a name for himself as one of the best players in the Scottish Premiership and arguably Celtic’s most valuable star.

They shoot, they score!!! Get 2 pizzas at Pizza Hut, any size for just £20! Better yet, we'll also throw in a 1.5L Pepsi Max **T&C's apply**

The left-footed ace registered a hugely impressive 19 goals and 18 assists in 49 games for Celtic last term, helping the Hoops win a league and cup double.

O’Riley thought he had done enough to force his way into the Denmark squad for Euro 2024, as he is eligible to represent them through his mother’s side, but the 23-year-old narrowly missed the cut.

O’Riley has since decided that he wants to secure a big move this summer to put himself in the shop window more and ensure that he can become a crucial player for Denmark in the future.

Atalanta have held several rounds of talks with Celtic over a possible deal, but Leicester have since barged into the chase.

There's definitely a deal to be done in there. 

The question is,  which two pizzas do you want?

[StanSP]

6 minutes ago, JimJams said:

There's definitely a deal to be done in there. 

The question is,  which two pizzas do you want?

Just a shame it comes with Pepsi Max. 

Deal off! 

[Phenom]

O’Reilly and Soule would be pretty amazing. I’d have to give Rudkin his props. Now, get it over the line

[FoxinNotts]

20 minutes ago, Phenom said:

O’Reilly and Soule would be pretty amazing. I’d have to give Rudkin his props. Now, get it over the line

Would make me think we could actually stay up!

[Sankey93]

We can dream!!!

[Old Fox]

This lad is top drawer would take him over Soule although be lots of clubs interested I fear !!

[st albans fox]

Can’t see us getting him and soule 

 

I think he’d be the more difficult deal to do aswell 

 

 

[Sunbury Fox]

4 hours ago, StanSP said:

Teamtalk are not reliable  

 

I think he'll go to someone like Newcastle or Everton if he doesn't move to Atalanta. 

Newcastle or Everton are 2 very different destinations. One is a club on the up chasing Europe, the other a relegation battler with no money playing hoofball. 

[GLC]

 

[Gloria]

18 hours ago, JimJams said:

There's definitely a deal to be done in there. 

The question is,  which two pizzas do you want?

Rudkin definitely has pineapple on his 🍕🍍😔

[Scotch]

56 minutes ago, GLC said:

 

Looks like they be spending that Soulè money we are about to give them!

[Dahnsouff]

Thought Juve were getting Koopemeiners with the Soule / Chiesa money or is that with the Calafiori money?

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Thought Juve were getting Koopemeiners with the Soule / Chiesa money or is that with the Calafiori money?

Bologna? 

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, StanSP said:

Bologna? 

Right you are  I cannot cope with the super mercarto 

[KFS]

1 hour ago, GLC said:

 

“As part of the Soule deal, can you speed things up for us by low balling Celtic and getting facts on how much they would take for O’Riley?”

 

They want Koopemeiners

[StanSP]

The second offer, around 15 million euros, was rejected by Celtic but Atalanta, as mentioned, is not giving up. Working to facilitate the operation between the two clubs is the intermediary Blash Hosseini.

O'Riley (midfielder born in 2000) has already approved the possible transfer to Atalanta and already has a basic understanding with the Bergamo club  for a long-term contract, most likely five years. The agreement between the two clubs now remains to be found, with Atalanta insisting on O'Riley. 

 

 

https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/atalanta-o-riley-celtic-offerta

[st albans fox]

I wonder if this fella is better suited to our current predicament of trying to stay up than soule ??

 

soule  has a higher potential ceiling but we need to have someone hit the ground running rather than potentially taking some time to settle in a strange country 

 

[FoxinNotts]

6 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I wonder if this fella is better suited to our current predicament of trying to stay up than soule ??

 

soule  has a higher potential ceiling but we need to have someone hit the ground running rather than potentially taking some time to settle in a strange country 

 

As I think I’ve said before, 100% would take this guy over Soule in our current situation. If it’s one or the other. 

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[James_lcfc]

33 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I wonder if this fella is better suited to our current predicament of trying to stay up than soule ??

 

soule  has a higher potential ceiling but we need to have someone hit the ground running rather than potentially taking some time to settle in a strange country 

 

We need both.

 

Really good replacement for KDH plus a really good number 10/rotation option for the wingers would give us a fighting chance this year I reckon.

 

Just might not be possible financially. 

 

 

[Lambert09]

4 hours ago, KFS said:

“As part of the Soule deal, can you speed things up for us by low balling Celtic and getting facts on how much they would take for O’Riley?”

 

They want Koopemeiners

possibly more a move on atalanta. if they don’t lower their price, they will just skip the middle man and sign their replacement target for less. 

 

[volpeazzurro]

6 hours ago, st albans fox said:

I wonder if this fella is better suited to our current predicament of trying to stay up than soule ??

 

soule  has a higher potential ceiling but we need to have someone hit the ground running rather than potentially taking some time to settle in a strange country 

 

You could look at it another way. Soule has been regularly playing against Serie A teams in a tactical league, this fella has been playing against Grimsby and Oadby Town. So it's debatable who'd hit the ground running the best perhaps. 

[honeybradger]

19 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

You could look at it another way. Soule has been regularly playing against Serie A teams in a tactical league, this fella has been playing against Grimsby and Oadby Town. So it's debatable who'd hit the ground running the best perhaps. 

O'Riley has played in the champions league and he looked ok despite Celtic not being able to compete at that level as a whole.

[BlackFox]

So we're after both O'riley

and Soule? 

[South Shire Fox]

For £15-20 million id be all over this. Dont lose out on Soule and him

[Sooper Steve's shin]

8 hours ago, BlackFox said:

So we're after both O'riley

and Soule? 

Feels like we are after one or the other. I’d be expecting Cooper to be looking at a 4231 formation so either could play the 10 role behind the striker that we didn’t have last season. It would keep Mavididi and Fatawu on the wings where they excelled and allows Winks and Ndidi to play together (I don’t think Wilf can be dropped after signing a new contract and I can’t imagine we’d play him in an attacking role in the PL). 
 

The alternative would be a more defensive 4321 with two of Mav, Fats and new signing in front of Winks, Wilf and one from Choudhury, Soumare or a youngster.