The deal between the clubs for Jota two years ago demonstrated how the Lisbon side ensure that every possibility is covered, a year after signing for Celtic the winger moved to Al Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League with Benfica collecting a healthy slice of the £25m fee.
Admitting that any new signings is dependent on getting rid of serial losers is one thing but adding that he had been sold a very different outlook from the Directos when discussing the job has turned up the level of anger against the Ibrox board.
Soon after Phil Clement’s quotes about the state of finances at Ibrox were released one senior member of Follow Follow warned that the move to Hampden will be for the full season. Both issues are related.Slowly the Ibrox PR machine has been drip feeding the bad news about their crumbling…
Jack Butland showed no sign of close season rustiness as he chucked in a howler in the pre-season friendly against Ajax.Super Jack ended last season out of the England squad and nursing the memories of presenting Adam Idah with the winning goal in the Scottish Cup Final when he parried…
Sked should be grateful that there were no Celtic matches on during his jolly in the sun, when the hoops are in action the streets and bars are swarming with green and white as kits from down the years are out on display.
Now way past their prime the Record is pinning their hopes for the Clement Revolution! on selling two thirty plus journeymen that have consistently finished second in a two horse race.
Celtic and Benfica are two million euros apart from agreeing a deal over the transfer of Paulo Bernardo.The midfielder had an effective but not spectacular loan spell with the SPFL champions last season with that deal believed to include an option to buy.Bernardo has completed pre-season training with Benfica but…