Update on Hayes transfer chase.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/f...-city-10531663
hayes linked with celtic in a couple of the scottish gossipy papers today. unsurprisingly on one hand, but i wouldn't have thought celtic would go for him. however rodgers did work with him at reading which i wasn't aware of so who knows.
Update on Hayes transfer chase.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/f...-city-10531663
No quotes from either manager, or the player himself. This all seems to be based on Rodgers having a word with Hayes (who he worked with at Reading) after the cup final
Hayes and Shaughnessy named in Team of the Year.
http://www.the42.ie/spl-team-of-the-...23360-Jun2017/
Had lost track of Shaughnessy. His brother's contract was extended at Leeds too wasn't it? Big year ahead for these boys next year.
The Hayes to Celtic rumour is still doing the rounds. Daily Mail (not the Gospel) reckon a bid has been accepted for 1.2m:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...nny-Hayes.html
Sky Sports just reporting that they are closing in on his signing.
http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...-from-aberdeen
Interesting. Celtic throwing their weight around Bayern Munich style.
Hayes has 2 years left on his contract, practical for his club to look for best transfer terms, player wants to go, Celtic make an offer which is better than 3 other English championship clubs.
There's no throwing the weight around, as in tempting away a player away from a club desperate to keep him.
It's a handshake deal.
He's a sub for Forrest or a replacement when Forrest is not fully fit (back problems).
It wasn't a criticism of Celtic, or Bayern either for that matter, it's just the way of the world unfortunately. Two years is a significant amount of time remaining on the contract of a player who turns 30 next month I think, there is no immediate panic for Aberdeen to cash in I wouldn't have thought, just a case of damage limitation if they're resigned to losing him anyway.
Hayes wants to go? Well he probably does now that Celtic are in for him. It's not like he's been beating down the door for a move and he signed a new contract extension at Aberdeen as recently as February, despite Cardiff trying to sign him the previous month.
Celtic are probably on a shortlist of the only clubs Aberdeen would prefer not to sell their players to, but as you suggest they're left with little choice if the player's head is turned and Celtic offered the most money. To me that is Celtic throwing their weight around, using their status and superior financial muscle to secure one of their closest challenger's best players.
I don't see how that's so different to Bayern coming knocking for Dortmund players which, again, they're entitled to do. It happens in every league to a certain extent but I think the reason I drew a comparison to Bayern is because the SPL and Bundesliga are now over before they begin in terms of the eventual winner, yet the gap is allowed to get bigger and bigger as they can pick off their closest rival's best players.
The fact that you suggest Hayes would only be a bit part player or back up to Forrest emphasises the muscle Celtic have even further, that they could take one of Aberdeen's most influential players just to bolster their own squad a little.
Obviously Celtic aren't on Bayern's level with the way they dismantled Dortmund's team, I was only making a throwaway remark about this 's particular transfer if it goes through, wasn't really expecting the statement to be analysed so thoroughly.
Last edited by DeLorean; 03/06/2017 at 10:59 AM.
A succinct evaluation that posed more questions than answers I think.
Might be relevant to the rumoured transfer to Celtic, it's been reported that Rogers has opened talks with Man City to sign Roberts on a permanent deal
Transfer to Celtic agreed, subject to medical: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40292266
signed a three year deal with Celtic this afternoon: http://www.celticfc.net/news/12794
https://www.balls.ie/football/jonny-...berdeen-367375
Lovely touch by Hayes with a message to Aberdeen fans and staff.
Too many exclamation marks though.
'Gordon glad to have former foe Hayes on same side': https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017...-on-same-side/
Originally Posted by Craig Gordon
Starting for Celtic in their pre season game against FC Blau Weiss Linz in Austria: https://twitter.com/celticfc/statuse...81195266187269
Also, looks like Anton Rogers has a trial at Celtic
More likely his dad is just throwing him a bone.
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